Types

• If you want a long-lasting patio garden that you don't have to re-plant year after year, choose perennials like bellflowers, daisies and chrysanthemums. Conversely, if you want variety in your garden every year, add begonias, cornflowers or petunias to your patio garden.
  
  

Style

• You can display your patio garden flowers in a number of ways. Include large flowers in flowerpots. If your patio has a railing, you can hang flower boxes on it to bring flowers up from the ground. Or, you can plant your flowers directly in the ground surrounding your patio.
  
  

Time Frame

• Though the flowering season of your garden patio flowers depends on the type of flower you choose, you can follow some basic guidelines for planting. Most plants flower in the spring and summer months, so plan to plant them as early as April or as late as August so that your patio garden blooms properly.