Beginner Gardening: My flower bed, 0 by txflower

txflower wrote:
Hello all,

Well I just thought I would make sure that I have not shot myself in the foot! LOL Before I planted my flowers I mixed organic top soil and organic potting soil together and spread evenly across the whole bed. I did not realize that it had or would smell like manure! LOL (My neighbors are loven me! LOL)

My bed is in the east center part of my yard so it gets full sun and the good old Texas wind. (Will post a pic at the bottom)

Here are the flowers that I planted in the order I planted them. I planted at an angle to make sure I could see them from inside the house and the street. Besides the fact that I could not think of another way to plant them! LOL

Front Row:
Celosia (Cristata) Amigo Mix. Which is a mix of bright colors 6 inch height

Second Row:
Hawaii Royal (Ageratum). Which mounts to about 8 inches and is a blue/purple flower 6 inches height

Third Row:
I mixed these together.
Floral Lace Mix Dianthus (Dianthus). Which the colors of are crimson red and a white tipped pink fading into red and white tipped red. 8 inch height.

Forth Row:
Salvia Sizzler (the tag does not have the Latin name) Which has deep plum purple blooms. And I believe grows to an 8 inch height.

Fifth Row:
Dahlia Figaro Mix Which is a bright mix of colors. 12-24 inch height (I did get a few from a greenhouse that look the same! But that tag says they grow to a 10 inch tall height and 10 inches wide. So I guess we will see! LOL)

Sixth Row:
I mixed together Titan Punch Vinca which are hot pink 14-16 inch height. And what the tag simply calls) Vinca which has white peddles and either a yellow hot pink or red center. Some of which have a pinkish purple peddle and a hot pink center. Which it says has a height of 12 inches.

Seventh Row:
Rocket Mix Snapdragons. Which it says are a hybrid of mixed color. So I don't know if that means they will reseed. Height 36 inches.

And finally in the upper left corner (or Eighth Row) is a Royal Red Butterfly Bush. Which looks the same as the standard Butterfly Bush with purple flowers, but whose flowers have more of a pink or reddish tint to them. I was told it would grow to be 6 to 7 feet tall but I am going to keep it trimmed back shorter then that.

I realize that the height of the Dahlias and Vinca might be a problem, but I am taking the gamble and can move it later if it is. But in that order repeats that color pattern!

So did I do good?
Will any of these things reseed themselves?
Or do they are seed that I can deadhead for?
Will the manure in the soil be a shot in the foot?

Thanks all