This article covers plants great for landscape plantings. i really wanted to call this series of articles "10 plants every gardener should try in the landscape," but this seemed a bit long for a title.. Some of the best landscaping plants are hardly what you would call "household names." they fly under the radar, unlike plants that even non-gardeners have heard of, such as tulips, rose bushes, oak trees, and holly shrubs.think of all the free press coverage these well-known specimens receive in popular culture.. Low-maintenance plants for easy landscaping consider these easy-to-grow shrubs, trees, and perennials to create a worry-free foundation in your landscape. for each, we’ve included planting, watering, fertilizing, and pruning tips for every gardening zone..
The acrobats of the plant world, climbing plants allow you to take your garden to new heights when planted alongside a trellis, arbor, wall or fence. although a few vines, like morning glory and nasturtium, are annuals, most are perennials, coming back year after year to completely cover their supporting structure with blooms, fruit or leaves.. A former perennial plant of the year award winner (1997), may night salvia produces small, bluish-purple blooms on flower spikes about 2 feet tall. the sword-shape leaves are more robust than those on 'blue hill' salvia. may night salvia is known for a long blooming period (may through june), making it a valuable landscape plant..
