Low-Maintenance Garden
Here's a way to get a quick return without relying on trays of annuals.
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| Fast growth. Low maintenance. Unique design. This garden bed has a lot going for it. The only requirements to jazz up a boring front lawn with this well-laid plan are sunlight and decent drainage. By placing the garden out by the sidewalk, you can create a sense of enclosure for the front yard while providing beauty and interest for visitors. |
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| PERENNIALS |
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Gentle Shepherd Daylily
(Hemerocallis 'Gentle Shepherd') (5)
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Zones 4-9. Soft white flowers with green throat, slightly
fragrant, grass-like foliage. 26" tall.
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Alternative
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Siberian Iris
(Iris siberica 'Caeser's Brother')
Zones 3-8. Deep purple blooms in early summer, grass-like foliage. 36" tall.
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Krossa Regal Hosta
(Hosta 'Krossa Regal') (4)
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Zones 3-8. Blue-green leaves, vase shape, tall orchid
flower stalks late in summer. Foliage 30" tall, stalks 6' tall.
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Alternative
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Blue Angel Hosta
(Hosta 'Blue Angel')
Zones 3-8. Blue-gray foliage, white flowers on tall stalks, slow grower, but impressive plant. 4' tall.
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Patriot Hosta (Hosta 'Patriot') (9)
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Zones 3-8. Broad green leaves have a white edge,
lavender flowers in late summer. 22" tall.
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Frances Williams Hosta (Hosta 'Frances Williams')
Zones 3-8. Seersucker foliage is
blue-gray with gold edge, white to lavender flowers. 30" tall.
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Fountain Grass
(Miscanthus sinensis) (1)
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Zones 4-8. Narrow bladed arching grass, clump form,
silver plumes in late summer and fall. 5-7' tall.
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Alternative
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Russian Sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia)
Zones 5-9. Blue flowers spikes much of summer, fragrant silvery foliage. 4' tall.
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Frosty Morn Sedum
(Sedum 'Frosty Morn') (8)
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Zones 3-9. Fleshy bright green foliage is edged in white,
pink flowers late summer and fall. 18" tall.
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Alternative
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Big Ears (Stachys 'Helen von Stein')
Zones 4-9. Large silvery gray and wooly leaves. 12-18" tall.
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Periwinkle (Vinca minor 'Ralph Shugert') (7)
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Zones 4-9. White edged foliage, bright blue flowers
in spring. 6" tall.
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Alternative
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Sweet Woodruff (Galium odoratum)
Zones 4-8. Whorled leaf pattern, tiny fragrant flowers in spring. 6-8" tall.
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| TREES AND SHRUBS |
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Chinese Juniper (Juniperus chinensis 'Sea Green') (2)
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Zones 4-8. Mint green foliage on arching branches. 4' tall
and wide.
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Alternative
Plant
Russian Cypress (Microbiota decussata)
Zones 2-6. Low growing evergreen, lacy bright green foliage turns bronze
in winter. 12" tall, 3' wide.
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Quaking Aspen
(Populus tremuloides) (3)
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Zone 2-7. Small leaves tremble in wind, greenish white bark,
yellow fall color. 60' tall.
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Alternative
Plant
Whitespire Birch (Betula populifolia 'Whitespire')
Zones 4-7. Fine textured twigs and foliage, chalky white bark, yellow fall color. 30-40' tall.
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Sea Foam Rose (Rosa 'Sea Foam') (1)
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Zones 4-7. Recurrent blooms are white, fragrant, red rose
hips in fall. 3-4' tall.
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Alternative
Plant
Annabelle Hydrangea
(Hydrangea a. 'Annabelle')
Zones 4-9. Large balls of white flowers much of the summer. 4' tall and wide.
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Snowmound Spirea
(Spirea nipponica
'Snowmound') (2)
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Zones 4-8. Rounded shrub with masses of white flowers in May.
3-4' tall and 3-4' across.
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Alternative
Plant
Snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus)
Zones 3-7. Dainty pink flowers in mid summer, large white berries into winter. 5' tall, 3-6' across.
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Dense Spreading Yew (Taxus x media 'Densiformis') (1)
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Zones 5-7. Dark green foliage, high tolerance to shade. 3' tall.
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Alternative
Plant
Holmstrup Arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis 'Holmstrup')
Zones 3-8. Compact, bright green foliage. 4-5' tall.
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