I use Stark Bros, Michigan Bulb, and Burpees. I wish I had the room to start on paper. That is what I always did in Illinois.
For now, I have a few flower beds/rocked areas that are up against the house. I do hope to have a small raised bed made so I can plant 3 or 4 tomato plants and some basil and chives.. In my rocked areas I hope to add a lirope where we cut out a bush when we moved here.

I would like a 14 by 4 flower bed, like I had in Illinois, but the peop!e before me reseeded with Bermuda grass, and it is very invasive. My SIL had offered to put plate steel down below the 6 inch line to keep my planting area clear, and Rod can get the steel, but My SIL's heart and intentions are much larger than his free time.so, I will probably never get the flower bed.