What is the best low maintenance perennial?
Hostas hostas are the easy perennials for lazy gardeners that comes in a variety of sizes and colors. They are known for their ability to thrive in shade and require little watering once established. Hostas also require minimal pruning and can be left alone for years without any issues. If you garden in shade, one of the easiest, low maintenance perennials you can grow is a hosta. It’s amazing how hostas emerge from bare ground in spring and grow so quickly to fill large spaces with their elegant foliage. After the first few frosts in fall, the foliage will go dormant again until the following spring.
Is lavender an herbaceous perennial?
Lavender is considered an herbaceous perennial plant, although it doesn’t entirely follow the herbaceous rules, since it grows like an evergreen shrub and can develop somewhat woody stems that persist for several years. It is unmistakably considered an herb in its use for essential oils and culinary pursuits, however. The biggest mistake with lavender is not pruning it straight after flowering to keep it in check. Not pruning equals Woody stems, a messy form and potentially even less flowers follow these simple instructions to have beautiful lavender year on year.