A season for everything!

It’s helpful to divide garden plants into categories:
 
There are cool-weather plants and heat-lovers. Some plants require full sun and some will produce well in light shade. Some plants produce all summer, while others reach maturity and "go by" quickly. Get to know your plants’ characteristics, so you’ll know what to expect in the garden.
 
But how are you supposed to know all this? Experience helps, but so will the following lists! There isn’t the room to list every possibility, so we’ll stick with some popular choices.
 
Cool season plants: These plants perform best in the cool weather of spring and fall (winter in mild regions).
 
Vegetables: broccoli, cabbage, lettuce, peas, radishes and spinach.
Flowers: calendula, pansies, primroses, snapdragons.

Heat-lovers: They love the heat of midsummer!

Vegetables: beans, corn, cucumbers, peppers, squash, tomatoes.
Flowers: marigolds, sunflowers, zinnias.

Some plants which require full sun to thrive are :

Vegetables: beans, cucumbers, peppers, squash, and tomatoes.
Flowers: cosmos, marigolds, petunias, sunflowers, zinnias.

Somewhat shade tolerant. These plants will tolerate light shade during part of the day.

Vegetables: beets, carrots, lettuce, radishes, spinach.
Flowers: cleome, New Guinea impatiens, pansies, snapdragons.

As a rule of thumb, vegetables that we grow for their leaves, such as lettuce, and roots, such as carrots, can withstand a little shade. Plants that we grow for their fruit usually require full sun; examples include beans, cucumbers, peas, peppers, squash, and tomatoes. (Botanically speaking, a fruit is a structure that protects and nourishes the seeds within.)
  

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