Low Maintenance Shrubs For Containers

Growing low maintenance patio plants for easy care patio plants don t choose those that require regular upkeep or maintenance. The secret to container gardening is choosing the right shrubs for containers.

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Low maintenance shrubs for containers

Read on for a list of plants that don t need sun to grow. Pretty pistachio features medium pink flowers rising above mounded chartreuse foliage all summer long. 44 best shrubs for containers best container gardening plants 1.

Plus as one of the first early spring bloomers the plant welcomes pollinators. And the plectranthus is very forgiving even surviving a shortage of water. Hardy shade plants and flowers bring beautiful blooms even to those parts of your backyard that receive little light.

Pittosporum tenuifolium silver queen. Rosa munstead wood ausbernard this compact rose one of the shorter of david austin s english roses is ideal in a container. Placing outdoor plants in pots allows you to create more space for your shrubs.

For instance a climbing vine can be a beautiful patio element but you ll also have to train it to a fence or railing. These low maintenance shrubs grow well in zones 5 to 9. Primo pretty pistachio and dolce appletini shown here may be coralbells heuchera spp but they have enough pizzazz to hold interest by themselves making them one of the best plants for container gardening.

Their lobed foliage can be showy often possessing silver veins through green or purple leaves. The silvery grey plectranthus looked so simple and elegant all summer long in the copper pots. Plectranthus is good for low maintenance garden pots.

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