Low Maintenance Outdoor Container Plants

Many prefer the silver jade plant pictured above in containers because the paddle like leaves are a bit bigger less common and prettier with their red edging and silver green coloring.

Low maintenance outdoor container plants.

Choose one that will hold its shape nicely without a lot of pruning. Most any variety of jade plant is low maintenance because of its ability to tolerate neglect and less than ideal growing conditions. But the blue gray spiky foliage is pretty enough to hold a container garden. Plastic containers particularly black pots can heat up quickly in summer which can stress the roots of some plants and limit their growth.

Gardening should be a fun enjoyable activity. Ideal for low maintenance landscaping these plants thrive in zones 7 to 10 whether in partial or full shade and require little to no mowing fertilizing or watering. So sit back relax and let these perennials annuals and best plants for container gardening prosper on their own with a little bit of tlc of course. Tall and 8 in.

A good option is emerald green arborvitae a semi dwarf cultivar that grows in a narrow pyramid shape to around 7 to 15 feet tall. For a plant life in a container is much different than one in the ground. To keep it that way choose from these easy plants for the outdoors. Take care when choosing your pots and containers.

Wide so it s a natural as a groundcover or front of border plant. Try a terracotta ceramic or concrete container instead. Better yet colorgrass spiky blue is heat and drought tolerant so it will hold up with minimal maintenance as landscaping bushes. Shrubs and larger perennials often stay smaller in a pot though this depends on the plant climate and container.

Enter these low maintenance flowers. The container gardens will make you look like a pro without making you garden like one. If one plant starts to look a little faded take it out and switch it with a healthy one. An evergreen as the centerpiece of a container garden is elegant classic and low maintenance.

Available on etsy. Containers can provide excellent drainage but the plants depend on you for water and nutrients. They ll do just the trick when you re looking for something like easy fast growing vines that will make a mark in the backyard without a ton of work. 20 low maintenance container gardens for beginners.