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.
Growing wild ginger is easy. The details here provide information on where to plant and how to grow and care for Asarum in your garden.
The Campanula or bellflower are low-growing perennials. Here are recommendations and tips on where to plant, and how to grow and care for them.
The primula candelabra group is one of the most elegant in the primrose family. Learn where to plant and how to grow candelabra primulas.
Ilex crenata or evergreen Japanese holly is a good alternative to boxwood shrub. Here are tips how to grow, care and prune Japanese Holly.
Asplenium scolopendrium (Hart's Tongue Fern) is a hardy evergreen fern. Learn how to grow and care for this ornamental fern in your garden.
Ophiopogon planiscapus 'Nigrescens' or black mondo grass is easy care and low maintenance. It is suitable for edging, groundcover and container gardening.
Hypericum (St John's wort) has showy yellow flowers. Learn where to plant, how to grow, care and prune Hypericum calycinum groundcover and shrubby types.
Arbutus Madrone and Strawberry Tree are evergreens. Learn where to plant and how to grow and care for arbutus trees and shrubs.
There are winter and spring flowering crocus, and autumn crocuses. Here are tips on where and how to plant crocus bulbs, and how to grow and care for crocus.
Osmanthus heterophyllus or false holly is an evergreen plant similar to Christmas holly. Learn how to grow and prune false holly shrub.
Jasminum nudiflorum or winter jasmine adds vibrant yellow colour to a winter garden. Learn how to grow, care and prune winter jasmine plant.
Everyone recognizes Ilex or holly bush. Here are care tips for where to plant, how to grow, prune and more about holly shrubs and trees.