Best Low Maintenance Plants For Smart Gardening
Gardens can be a lot of work. And gardening smarter with easy-care plants and low maintenance tasks is something many gardeners strive for. We may have busy lives or physical limitations. Or perhaps we just want to avoid some tasks and reduce the gardening maintenance where we can. Designing an easy-care garden takes planning. And selecting low maintenance plants that are hardy and beautiful will help towards enjoying a garden with less time and effort. Here is a list of the best low maintenance plants to help narrow down choices for your garden.
Asclepias tuberosa, butterfly weed or orange milkweed, attracts butterflies to a garden. Here are tips how to grow and care this plant.
Aucuba japonica, or spotted laurel, is a low maintenance, attractive evergreen shrub. Here are tips on how to grow and prune aucuba shrubs.
Choisya ternate, also known as Mexican orange blossom or Mexican mock orange, is a fragrant flowering, evergreen shrub. Tips how to grow and prune.
Aromatic Russian sage is a summer and autumn flowering perennial. Here are tips for where to plant and how to grow Perovskia atriplicifolia.
Tips for planting and growing dusty miller plant (silver ragwort) in the garden. How to grow and care as a perennial or annual depending on your region.
Heather and heath guide with details where to plant and how to grow and prune your shrubs. A popular low-growing evergreen flowering plant.
Pieris japonica is a perfect year-round evergreen shrub. This guide provides recommendations, and info where to plant and how to grow Pieris.
Growing Skimmia japonica (Japanese Skimmia) is easy. They are reliable evergreen shrubs. Learn how to care for this shade-loving plant.
Sedums, also known as stonecrop, are hardy perennials. Following guide with tips for growing sedum show how to plant and care for stonecrop.
Coreopsis, also known as tickseed, is a popular perennial plant for summer gardens. Here is a planting and care guide for growing tickseed.
The Rudbeckia, often called Black-Eyed Susan or Coneflower is a summer and autumn favourite. They are easy to grow with this plant guide.
Popular easy care hardy perennial for late summer and fall gardens. Tips how to plant and grow Echinacea flowers, also known as coneflowers.