What to plant in March

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Each month we give ideas, tips and planting advice for cooler, warmer, wetter and drier areas in each zone, so ask at your local nursery which zone best matches your conditions.

Get the key to climate zones here.

Flowers

All zones

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Delphiniums
Everlasting daisy
Forget-me-not
Hollyhock
Marigold
Nigella
Polyanthus
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Zones 1-3

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Coleus
Gerbera
Nasturtium
Salvia
Verbena
Zinnia

Zones 4-6

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Cornflower
Godetia
Larkspur

Vegetables

All zones

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Beetroot
Broad beans
Broccoli
Cabbage
Carrot
Cauliflower
Celery
Leeks
Onion
Parsnip

Zones 1-3

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Artichoke (globe)
Asparagus
Capsicum
Chilli
Cucumber
Potato
Pumpkin
Sweet corn
Tomato
Zucchini

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Brussels sprouts
Fennel
Kahlrabi
Parsley

Jenny Dillon

Jenny Dillon is the garden editor of Better Homes and Gardens. Her passion for gardening began in her mother’s huge vegetable patch and orchard in the country and now extends to the challenge of city plots, where the constraints are countered by the delights.

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Flowers

All zones

Zones 1-3

Zones 4-6

Vegetables

All zones

Zones 1-3

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