I'm wanting to put some new flowers out in the garden. The glads that I put out don't like it here too much.........too much wind and rain. I've tried AFrican daisies - work great, calendula - ok, love-in-the-mist - ok, zinnias - awful, marigolds-awful, mums - awful, daisies - ok, but get eaten, wall flowers - fine, stock-failure, hollyhocks- fine, foxgloves-fine, lupin---fine as long as I put copper tape around the base and kill the aphids with soapy water.
I'd like to put some annuals out. Begonias were ok, but didn't attract the bees and butterflies, which is part of what i want to do. I like things blooming at different times. We have a lot of flowering bushes, and some perennials....but I'd like some annuals that will be big, bright, and the bees and butterflies will like, and the slugs will ignore. I don't put slug bait or pesticides in the garden, so need some ideas....thanks!