Low Maintenance Perennial Flower Bed Ideas

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Low maintenance perennial flower bed ideas.

Rototill the area in question add soil and get started or lay cardboard over the area with a thick layer of soil overtop. Instead convert such an ugly eyesore into a flower bed slash planter. If this perennial runs too far just use a spade to dig out the edges. This is a good perennial for a rain garden or low spot where water collects.

Plus as one of the first early spring bloomers the plant welcomes pollinators. Keep the soil around turtlehead moist. A 3 to 4 inch layer of organic mulch spread over the area will also keep the roots moist. Simply carve a hollow in it and rest your perennials.

This evergreen perennial totes white or purple coloring and earns points in the low maintenance shrub department for its adaptability in acidic soil. It produces flat topped clusters of flowers in red yellow or pink that sit atop ferny silver gray foliage. 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. Know that spireas do lose their leaves in the winter but they return shortly after in the springtime.

Ditch the added expense of removing a tree stump in your yard. Yarrow is drought and heat tolerant and can be grown anywhere in the country. Yarrow blooms from late spring to early fall.