Low Maintenance Outdoor Container Plants

But the blue gray spiky foliage is pretty enough to hold a container garden.

Low maintenance outdoor container plants.

This upright perennial grass reaches about 1 ft. Tall and 8 in. Wide so it s a natural as a groundcover or front of border plant. Containers can provide excellent drainage but the plants depend on you for water and nutrients.

Plastic containers particularly black pots can heat up quickly in summer which can stress the roots of some plants and limit their growth. A good option is emerald green arborvitae a semi dwarf cultivar that grows in a narrow pyramid shape to around 7 to 15 feet tall. Shrubs and larger perennials often stay smaller in a pot though this depends on the plant climate and container. Ideal for low maintenance landscaping these plants thrive in zones 7 to 10 whether in partial or full shade and require little to no mowing fertilizing or watering.

Try a terracotta ceramic or concrete container instead. Many prefer the silver jade plant pictured above in containers because the paddle like leaves are a bit bigger less common and prettier with their red edging and silver green coloring. For a plant life in a container is much different than one in the ground. If one plant starts to look a little faded take it out and switch it with a healthy one.

Better yet colorgrass spiky blue is heat and drought tolerant so it will hold up with minimal maintenance as landscaping bushes. Most any variety of jade plant is low maintenance because of its ability to tolerate neglect and less than ideal growing conditions. Fuss free and low maintenance they ll look gorgeous in your yard. Gardening should be a fun enjoyable activity.

So sit back relax and let these perennials annuals and best plants for container gardening prosper on their own with a little bit of tlc of course. To keep it that way choose from these easy plants for the outdoors. An evergreen as the centerpiece of a container garden is elegant classic and low maintenance. They ll do just the trick when you re looking for something like easy fast growing vines that will make a mark in the backyard without a ton of work.

The container gardens will make you look like a pro without making you garden like one. Take care when choosing your pots and containers. 20 low maintenance container gardens for beginners. Choose one that will hold its shape nicely without a lot of pruning.