Complete Beginner - Planting Busy Lizzies

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Firstly I would like to apologise for my complete ignorance as I have never done any gardening before and I am completely clueless! Anyway our back garden is north facing and I would like to plant some flowers in the beds to brighten them up. I have heard some varieties of Busy Lizzie do well in the shade and I like the idea of using different colours of it rather than planting different flowers (I'm lazy!). Could someone please advise me on the easiest way to plant them, and when? I know Busy Lizzie is an annual would it be too hard for me to look after them?

Bust Lizzies take no care at all apart from water if it hasn't rained for a few days. I would suggest you are quite late in the year to plant them now as they will go straggly/pathetic by end of Sept.

Take a look at this website for ideas. We have purple Japanese anenomes which are indestructable and flower for ages. Cyclamen just look after themselves too and our seem to flower twice a year?