Low Maintenance Flowers. It is pretty difficult to come up with a comprehensive list of low maintenance flowers when your readers come from all over the world. But, wanted to take a crack at it anyway just because it s cold and wet outside and winter! In this article I am going to give you a few pointers on how I like to landscaping with flowers. So, without further interruption, let us continue.
You may think that using low maintenance garden plants is quite weird. However, most often they are exactly what we need – low maintenance garden plants with the added bonus of being low maintenance. This is because we do not want to water them very often. Of course, we want them to be pretty, so the watering will not hurt. We also do not want them to die off (which is what normally happens) because then we would not have those lovely lush green hedges.
When choosing low maintenance garden plants for your landscaping design, you need to choose plants with leaves that don’t grow too fast. Some examples are dwarf irises, morning glories, day lilies and daisies. All of these will grow quite fast, but as soon as you see them, you will want to stop watering them. If you use a favorite low maintenance plant that is already growing, it will be much easier to keep watered than starting from scratch.
One of my favorite low maintenance garden plants, which has no natural enemy and thrives in dry conditions is monkey grass. This low maintenance plant is very good for landscaping because it is native to Africa and Australia. If you grow monkey grass as a garden border, it will go into the soil naturally and become part of the soil’s ecosystem. You will have an oasis of green around your water source. A few years down the road, when you replace the weeds with native plants, you will have a low maintenance garden border without all the work.
The drought-tolerant plants that you should use on your landscape border are those that are native to the regions where you live. These plants are very tolerant of dry soil. If you are using clay or sandy soils, then use a variety of drought tolerant plants. These will thrive even in drier conditions than you may currently have.
Most perennial flowers are fairly easy to grow. However, there are a couple of exceptions to this rule. Sunflowers, such as hydrangeas, daffodils and gladioli, can only be grown from cut flowers that have already produced their foliage. If you want to grow sunflowers and you live in an area with very dry summers, then you will need to start them indoors when the flowers come out in the spring and keep them well watered throughout their dormant period, until they produce their first set of leaves.
Fertilizer is very important for the flowering perennials that you choose to use on your garden borders. Most flower gardens need to be fertilized every two weeks during their active growth period, which is between May and August. Some flowers, such as tulips, need to be fertilized daily. You can purchase low-grade commercial fertilizers at most gardening centers. You can make your own homemade fertilizers using manure from your own garden or cows, but these fertilizers are usually not as effective because of the acid in manure.
There are many kinds of annuals and perennials that will benefit your yard by improving soil quality and increasing the overall value of your landscaping. Many of the best annuals and perennials are known as “green” plants. These types of plants are tolerant of drought and require almost no maintenance. Annuals such as Sedum Autumn Joy and Sedum Spring Beauty are good choices for improving the look of your yard. Perennials such as Juniper Berries and Dogwood are more reliable, even in the Summertime.