Low Maintenance Flower Bed Bushes

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Low maintenance flower bed bushes.

Many shrubs also have flowers so choose a range of shrubs to provide a display all year such as witch hazel dogwood and cotinus smoke tree for winter interest and camellias azaleas and rhododendrons for spring. Low growing mats of creeping thyme are covered in teeny purple or white flowers in late spring which makes it a haven for pollinators. Cistus small evergreen shrub with pink or white flowers in early summer. This evergreen perennial totes white or purple coloring and earns points in the low maintenance shrub department for its adaptability in acidic soil.

These 10 flowering shrubs are a great place to start. Plus as one of the first early spring bloomers the plant welcomes pollinators. This tenacious perennial spreads rapidly thrives in full. The rainbow fizz can grow taller than many other flowering shrubs so it is an excellent candidate for a border plant or you could plant it at the back of a corner for a showy display.

You can choose blooms in a rainbow of hues including white red gold pink rust and burgundy. Low maintenance shrubs for raised beds and rock gardens lavender lavenders are small evergreen shrubs with aromatic foliage and purple flowers during the summer. These small low maintenance plants get the job done and look great while they do. Dress up your late summer and fall scenery with the dependable performance of small flowered garden mums.