Gardening in summer in usa

In US u can get plants and pots from lowes, home depot or even walmart with a garden center. what type of garden u want ? like flowering garden, ever green or veg garden . how much sunlight u get in ur balcony.

u can get a list of hardy and easy care plants for ur zone by googling and start. Happy gardening

 

I have the older edition of this and it is excellent and very understandable pictures and illustrations so the gardening novice can understand. I suggest get this book and get ideas and then when you go to the gardening center you have some ideas.

http://www.amazon.com/Illustrated-Gardening-Editors-Readers-Digest/dp/0762102764

 

I hope this one can help

1. Pothos (Epipremnum aureum)
2. Peace lily (Spathiphyllum floribundum)
3. Bush lily (Clivia miniata)
4. Spider plants (Chlorophytum comosum ‘Variegatum’)
5. Primrose (Oenothera speciosa)
6. Jacob’s ladder (Polemonium caeruleum)
7. Meadowsweet (Astilbe spp.)
8. Virginia bluebell (Mertensia virginica)
9. Columbine (Aquilegia spp.)
10. Foxglove (Digitalis spp.)
11. Flax lily (Dionella spp.)
12. English ivy (Hedera helix)
13. Coleus (Solenostemon spp.)
14. Fuchsia (Fuchsia spp.)
15. Impatiens species
16. Variegated ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea 'Variegata')
17. Variegated lily turf (Liriope muscari)
18. Bleeding heart (Lamprocapnos spectabilis, formerly classified as Dicentra spectabilis)
19. Hosta (Hosta plantaginea)
20. Solomon’s seal (Polygonatum biflorum)
21. Jumpseed (Persicaria virginata)
22. Japanese anemone (Anemone hybrida)
23. Azalea (Rhododendron spp.)
24. Leopard plant (Ligularia spp.)
25. Many types of ferns

 

Do you get good sunlight or is the balcony mostly shady? This is important to select successful plants.
For containers, you can look in Walmart or Home Depot. Costco has only the huge ones. Miracle Gro potting mix is suitable for most plants.

 

Also, it is not a bad idea to have some perennials so that you can enjoy them year after year. You just have to walk around a garden center, narrow down what you like and just bring them home!