Well, I don't exactly know what Noob means but if I had the seed to fix the perfect package I would send...
1. Poppies
2. Bachlor Buttons
3. Laitris
5. Hollyhocks
6. Rudbeckias
7. Lupines
8. Foxglove
9. Snapdragons
10.Gaillardia
11.Larkspur
12.Zinnias
13.Marigolds
14.Bee Balm
15.Morning Glories
16.Sweet Williams
17 Blue Salvia
18.Red Salvia
19.Dusty Miller
20.Moss Rose

That's my dream package.

Excellent! Noob means newbie. In other words, what would you send to a new gardner growing from seed. Nice list. There are some goodies on there that would be a must-grow for new gardenrs from seed.

1. Black Eyed Susans!!!!!
2. Sunflowers.
3. Bachelor Buttons.
4. Calendula.
5. Lynchnis of any kind... German Catchfly, Maltese Cross, etc.
6. Foxgloves.
7. Poppies.
8. Alyssum.
9. Perennial Geranniums.

10. Coreopsis.
11. Columbine for shade.
12. Astilbe " " .
13. Hosta " " .
14. Pansies.
15. Centaurea Montana.
16. Sweet Williams.
17. Butterfly Bush.
18. Butterfly Weed.
19. Pumpkins.
20. Something unusual to test their patience... or Cosmos.

bakemom,
You have always been super sweet to Noob. That's a great list.

I would like to add these to yours:
1. annual Sunflower
2. Petunia
3. Echinacea
4. 5 Spots
5. Bunny Tail grass
6. KMOGG
7. Amaranthus or Celosia
8. Briza maxima
9. Feverfew

10. annual Lobelia
11. 4 o'clock
12. Columbine
13. Rose Campion
14. Forget-me-not
15. ...

I give up. lol.

Since I am a newbie, I would definately do allysum. It makes you realize that it does work, and not give up on the later ones. I would also include easy ones like green beans, or zukes and snapdragons and poppies. Okay, so that is only a few, but those were the exciting ones (to begin with) for me.

Tomato Blend
Hardy Annual Kitchen Herb
Perennial Kitchen Herb
Hardy Annual non-Kitchen Herb
Perennial non-Kitchen Herb
Cruciferous Vegetable
Non-Cruciferous Leafy Green
Any Curcubit

Decidous Shrub
Deciduos Tree
Evergreen Shrub
Evergreen Tree
Annual Vine
Perennial Vine

Annual Spring Flowering Wildflower
Annual Summer through Frost Flowering Wildflower
Biennial Spring Flowering Wildflower
Biennial Summer through Frost Flowering Wildflower
Perennial Spring Flowering Wildflower
Perennial Summer through Frost Flowering Wildflower

Don't foret the bonuses...

OP Hybrid F1 Hardy Ornamental Annual
OP Hybrid F1 Hardy Ornamental Perennial

I'd pack my "never fails" seed. May not necessarily be my favorites to grow but their ease to WS would definitely get a newbie hooked. I'm guessing you are looking for the ones that make you say 'Uuugghh, what was I thinking?!' when Spring rolls around, right?
1. sweet allysum
2. nigella
3. annual poppies
4. black-eyed susan
5. purple coneflower
6. heliopsis
7. portulaca
8. coreopsis
9. gaillardia, blanket flower

10. strawflower
11. blue flax
12. rose campion
13. penstemon
14. agastache
15. dianthus
16. petunia
17. amaranthus
18. shasta daisy
19. verbena
20. tomato

I'd love getting any one of those newbie packs...

Lets see.. mine would be:
1. petunias
2. marigolds
3. rudbeckia
4. some kind of white daisy
5. some kind of cherry tomato
6. malva
7. perennial ice plant
8. sunflowers
9. bush cucumbers

10. moon flowers
11. 4 o'clocks
12. rosemary
13. johnny jump ups
14. sweet alyssum
15. some kind of coreposis
16. cosmos
17. lavendar
18. amaranthus or celosia
19. zinnias
20. butterfly bush

that was fun...

1. Blanket Flower (I have enough seed to cover most of TX)
2. Purple Horse Mint (see above)
3. Cleome (neat to look at)
4. Scarlet Flax (love the color)
5. Bluebonnet (Go Texas, woot!)
6. Coneflower (garden classic)
7. Cosmos (easypeasy)
8. California Poppy
9. Mexican Hat (Olé!)

10. Morning Glory (everyone has an ugly something or other to cover)
11. Sunflower (it makes me smile)
12. I ran out of steam :)

Being a newbie, I'm gonna give it a shot!

1. Purple Coneflower
2. Gloriosa Daisy
3. Butterfly weed
4. Butterfly bush
(...maybe I should note I'm on a Butterfly gardening kick..)
5. Scabosia (does that even ws well? trying next yr)
6. a nice vine, sweat pea or morning glories
7. sunflowers
8. Husker's Red (hummers love mine)
9. celosia

10. coleus
11. toms
12. maybe some more assorted veggies like broccoli, cauwiflower, spinach etc
13. astible
14. hosta
15. hollyhock
    some paitience testers
16. red hot pokers
17. misc daylilies
18. datura
19. running out of things...uh...blanket flower
20. forgetmenots

whew!! I did 20!

I like sturdy, easily recognizable seedlings :) So if they come up at a good size and with easily identifiable leaves, I'm happy.

1. morning glories (sturdy)
2. 4 o'clocks (sturdy)
3. red amaranthus (red... so easy to identify)
4. sunflowers (big sturdy things)
5. hollyhocks (distinctive leaf shape)
6. nasturtiums (can't miss these!)
7. livingstone daisies (the cutest seedlings I had this year)
8. thyme (scented... easy to identify)
9. clarkia elegans (such easy to grow, nice seedlings)

10. calendula (fast growing, quick to flower)
11. heuchera (easy to identify)
12. lupins (sooo easy from seed, I had tons of these)
13. aquilegia (reliable, again I think every seed germinated)
14. sweet peas (some of my earliest to appear, and sturdy too)
15. rudbeckia
16. portulaca (distinctive)
17. delphiniums (easy to identify from leaf shape)
18. carnations
19. snapdragons (tiny seedlings, but they did so well)
20. chrysanthemums

1. sunflowers
2. daisies
3, marigold
4. petunia
5. shoofly
6. feverfew
7. butterfly weed
8. cleome
9. salvia

10. datura
11. balsam
12. verbena bonarensis
13. balloon flower
14. feverfew
15. Sweet William
16. Four o'clock
17. Mexican hat
18. bachelor buttons
19. johnny-jump-up
20. zinnia

That wasn't as easy as it sounded. I left out so many!

1) "Balfours Impatiens", Impatiens balfourii
2) "Bronze Fennel", Foeniculum vulgare
3) "Canterbury Bells", Campanula media
4) "Coral Nymph", Salvia coccinea
5) Foxgloves, Digitalis purpurea
6) "Golden Columbine", Aquilegia chrysantha
7) "Jacob"s Ladder", Polemonium caeruleum
8) "Johnny-jump-ups", Viola tricolor
9) "Lady in Red", Salvia coccinea

10. Malva sylvestris "Zebrina"
11. "Money Plant", Lunaria annua
12. "Mountain Bluet", Centaurea montana
13. "Mourning Bride", Scabiosa atropurpurea
14. "Rose Campion", Lychnis coronaria
15. Snapdragons, Antirrhinum majus
16. "Spanish Bellflower", Campanula primulifolia
17. "Stupice" Tomato
18. "Texas Betony", Stachys coccinea
19. Thai Pepper
    20)"Wild Bergamot", Monarda fistulosa

As far as I can see no one has named annual baby's breath. That was the first ws plant to bloom for me here in Michigan-so that would be on the top of my list with nasturtiums, breadseed poppies, zinnia, morning glory and shoofly which seem to love my shady yard!! I would really love to try some husker's red penst. if anyone has any extra seeds this year (even though I guess I'm not technically a noob after this year??) Isamae

Being a noob last year, these are the ones I got the most excited about:

1) Lupine, first to sprout
2) Alyssum, first to bloom
3) Linaria (toad flax), 2nd to bloom
5) Poppies, never been able to grow these until now!
4) Columbines, who can have too many?
5) Rose campion, can't have too many of these either
6) Lavender, expensive to buy, hard to divide
7) Straw flowers, very easy, flowers last forever!
8) Gomphrena, flowers also last forever!
9) Iceplant, sprouted in 2 days!

10. Petunia. These did very good for me & beats spending good money on nursury ones!
11. Holly Hocks, Can't wait till they bloom next year!!!!
12. Cosmos, got a good 2 weeks head start on these
13. Zinnia, " " "
14. Tomato, plants are strong & really growing fast
15. Datura, Can't believe it's actually blooming!
16. African Daisy, Sprouted fast, bloomed quick. I love these!
17. Amaranthus, love lies bleeding, It's getting red thingys on it right now!!!
18. Yvonnes Salvia, Mine didn't make it, but everyone should try it
19. Monarda, something for the butterflies!
20. Coneflowers, something for the birds!

This is fun. Here are mine, just for the ease and almost guaranteed success:

1. Coneflowers
2. Tithonia
3. Borage
4. Alyssum "carpet of snow"
5. Coreopsis
6. Marigolds
7. Zinnia
8. Forget Me Nots
9. Rudbeckia (any)

10. Sunflowers
11. Nicotiana
12. Lambs Ears (everyone should grow this)
13. Datura
14. Snapdragons
15. Cerinthe
16. Malva Sylvestris
17. Baby's Breath
18. Amaranthus/Celosia
19. Purple Majesty Millet
20. Maltese Cross

I have found all of these to be very easy and satisfying. Definitely will not discourage.