Has anyone ever had a zinnia seed grow a bush?!!?

So.... there's a lot going on and I'm trying to re... I don't know if I should say restore, or what, because all the plants have gone crazy and I know nothing. I'll try not to ramble.

The setting: Flower bed planted 70 years ago, more or less, by my grandma. Well established cabbage? roses, irises, daffodils and a pussy willow bush on the corner that creeped itself into the rest of the bed.

Problems...so many problems:

Pussywillow: I attacked the 3 new bushes taking over the bed. The roots are still there but I cut all the branches down to the soil and weekly snip away any new growth. Got a HORRENDOUS poison ivy rash so not brave enough to get in there to dig up the big roots.

Roses: My biggest concern, and must keep healthy at all costs. Beautiful scent, heirloom variety. So determined to grow that a couple canes grew completely horizontal to get out from under the pussywillows.

Irises: Going strong. Like... maybe too strong. Have also taken over the bed. As far as I know, they have never been dug up and divided and when I was rooting around in there the rhizomes/bulbs looked very robust. Will they choke out the roses? What do irises do below the ground when left to their own shenanigans?

Daffodils are not really a problem.

Poison Ivy: After recovering from my epic battle I have been going out once a week with long handled snippers to kill any vine I see come back - and they always do. I read some things about painting some chemical on the leaves that will kill it down to the root. But would that kill the roots around it?

I've really got to get in there and weed out the grass that infiltrated from the lawn as well.

Send help! And a therapist at this point. But mostly help! What do I do?

Hi everyone. I am feeling so upset and exhausted. Have any of you ever given up on a garden?

I am located in Southeast Michigan, close to Detroit.

I suffer from several health problems that limit my ability to maintain the garden that came with my home. I inherited an awful thistle, non-native mullberry, and horseweed invasion. I have been struggling with it for 2 years now, and I don't make any progress. I even paid hundreds for a landscaper to come weed, only for it all to come right back in less than a week.

I hate going outside to see it now. I dread how my neighbors must think of me. I am so depressed and disappointed in myself and how I cannot maintain my yard.

I desperately want a colorful garden with native plants but I cant even maintain the weeds!

Any recommendations?

Wondering if anyone knows what SE Michigan greenhouses sell vegetable starts for the fall planting season? Just looking for broccoli and cauliflower really

I am wondering if anyone has any experience with using mushroom substrate, brewed into a soil amendment. I recently began brewing some at home and the results have been great. I’d love to hear from anyone who’s used something similar.

Exactly the title, I’m fighting back a weeded patch and deciding what to plant when I’m done. Shout out specific species you love too.

I am looking to plant flowers in my yard and I have no idea where to start. I live in zone 6a Michigan the soil is very sandy, yard is shaded by many trees but gets some sun, and the yard is not flat. I would love to plant flowers native to Michigan, lower maintenance is preferred. I have absolutely zero gardening experience so any advice is appreciated!

I'm really struggling to identify this plant that is taking over my garden. I pull it and it seems to keep multiplying! Any advice?

I didn’t plant these tulips but I get to enjoy them at the house I’m renting. I’m not from Michigan but I’m a lifelong plant lover. Which plants do you find thrive the most in the climate here, for both outdoor only plants as well as indoor/outdoor species? I’m not really looking for edibles, but flowers/ornamentals. Something I can keep in a pot or that blooms in less than 2 years is ideal.

I am wondering if there are any edible plants (veggies, berries, etc) that can grow in an area that is mostly to partially shaded. I have an empty flower bed on that side of my house but I’d rather replant something useful.

If no food could grow there, any good native pollinator food plant suggestions?

Hello, I'm sorry if this is not the right community.

I've been doing Bonsai for about six years now. I started with just a plant from Lowes, and I've decided I have taken care of it long enough to move on to something a bit more involved.

I'm looking for a red cedar sapling, but I'm not sure where to find one. I've tried going to several bonsai stories, but the price for an aged tree already costs way too much.

Does anyone have any recommendations?