Low Maintenance Perennial Flower Bed Ideas

Yarrow blooms from late spring to early fall.

Low maintenance perennial flower bed ideas.

It produces flat topped clusters of flowers in red yellow or pink that sit atop ferny silver gray foliage. Ditch the added expense of removing a tree stump in your yard. Simply carve a hollow in it and rest your perennials. Keep the soil around turtlehead moist.

A perfect shrub in a tub plant this dwarf spirea variety produces beautiful low foliage according to binetti. The cardboard method works best if you do it in the fall and plant in the spring but it can be done in spring with a spring planting. A 3 to 4 inch layer of organic mulch spread over the area will also keep the roots moist. Yarrow puts the easy in easy perennials.

This is a good perennial for a rain garden or low spot where water collects. If this perennial runs too far just use a spade to dig out the edges. Instead convert such an ugly eyesore into a flower bed slash planter. Tree stumps are great in terms of maintaining soil moisture allowing more nutrients to seep into your blooms.

This evergreen perennial totes white or purple coloring and earns points in the low maintenance shrub department for its adaptability in acidic soil. Rototill the area in question add soil and get started or lay cardboard over the area with a thick layer of soil overtop. Yarrow is drought and heat tolerant and can be grown anywhere in the country.