I'm very much an average gardener. Only really got into this year. I bought a heated propagator and I've successfully grown some chilli and pepper seedlings. Yes I started off early in the season! And got a blueberry plant and a Weigela I'm both nursing. The garden is typically the parents domain- I'm 23 and live at home- but currently staring out to the back it's looking rather scruffy.

I'm now wanting some flowering plants, are perennials the ones that flower year after year just so I am clear?

Can anybody offer any advice for some seeds to get? Ideally I would like them to be evergreen too, to give some winter colour other than brown and to flower each year. If possible I would like them to flower this year too.

There seems to be loads out there and I would just be picking what I like the looks of. Or is this the best thing to do?

A lot seem to say they flower second year, would they be safe outside over winter in their first year?

A barage of questions but hopefully some-one can make some sense and be able to give some advise.

Thanks.