Garden Q&A: What plants will grow fast and bloom this year?

Whether you're a gardening beginner or expert, Irish Examiner columnist Peter Dowdall has the answer to your questions

Consider planting a wildflower mixture of annual varieties which will germinate quickly, if sown in March/April, and will flower during summer and into autumn. Picture: iStock

Question 

I am looking for ideas for something for our garden that will grow fast and that will bloom this year.