What is the best low maintenance evergreen shrub?
Juniper is one of the best low-maintenance evergreen shrubs, occurring in a range of shapes and sizes. Gin fizz® has an attractive conical shape, producing attractive blue-green berries against a backdrop of aromatic soft green foliage. Use this conifer as screening, in borders or massed in the landscape. Let’s sort out these plants, because junipers are undoubtedly among the toughest and most reliable of evergreens, able to thrive in both cold and heat, and in poor soil too, with few pests or problems. Even deer usually leave them alone.
What plants are good for poor drainage?
The easiest option for poor water drainage is to install plants that don’t mind having wet feet. Consider trees such as deciduous holly, red buckeye, river birch, bald cypress and black gum. Shrubs that do well in wet areas include chokeberry, summersweet, buttonbush and waxmyrtle. There are many plants that like being in the occasional puddle. In fact, they thrive on it. Wet soil is not a problem — it’s an opportunity! Sweetshrub (pictured above), Joe Pye Weed, Virginia Bluebells, Winterberry Holly, and others evolved to thrive in areas where water gathers.
What is the best outdoor plant for lazy people?
The Air Plant The air plant is one of the best low-maintenance plants because it doesn’t even need soil! Air plants are small balls of leaves and branches, with tiny clusters of roots. There are hundreds of kinds of air plants, some bloom, some look like sea urchins, and others look like round succulents. Epiphytic plants are sometimes called air plants because they do not root in soil.
What is the most drought tolerant hedge?
Top choices for tall flowering hedges include bottlebrush (Callistemon spp. Correa alba), grevillea, sasanqua camellia, photinia or westringia. For a small, fragrant hedge consider lavender or rosemary. For a good all-rounder that’s very drought-hardy, plant Japanese box (Buxus microphylla var. Although there’s a more limited number of evergreen hedges that grow well in wet soil, you’ll still find some fantastic options, such as Berberis stenophylla and our Thuja hedging varieties.