hi

i actually know very little about gardening but my mom and i are in need of some serious help.

We live in South Africa, which can be a harsh climate for plants especially in one bed by the swimming pool, there is no way we can get anything to grow there because of the heat, do u have any suggestions?

i would also like to know wat sort of small plant would do well in full shade all day(if there are any), preferably with flowers.

my mom loves gardening but she unfortunately cannot do much of it herself lately because her back is so bad, i would like to help her(maybe give her a 'present' for christmas) by fixing our garedn up. Please help it would be much appreciated.