These buds bloom quickly and thrive with little care.
These hardy plants are usuallylow-maintenance, making upkeep a breeze.
Theseattractive annualshave blooms in shades of orange, yellow, red, pink, or white.
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Borisevich adds that moss rose is also a great choice for stone walls and garden boxes.
Note that they thrive in full sun.
This is a great plant for filling in gaps in your gardens borders, especially for flowering gardens."
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In California and Hawaii, sweet alyssum grows aggressively and is considered invasive.
Forget-Me-Nots
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Forget-me-nots (Myosotissp.)
Deadhead spent flowers before they reseed."
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Water them at the base during dry seasons, she adds.
This is a fantastic low-water, low-maintenance perennial for garden borders, Dilmore says.
They offer a full, flowing look with bountiful flowers that areloved by pollinators.
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It grows particularly well inshaded areasand all kinds of yards and gardens.
Plus, it smells nice and attracts bees and butterflies."
The plant isfrost-hardyand heat-loving, thriving in steppes and dry forests on well-drained soil, Borisevich explains.
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The stunning flowers attract beneficial pollinators like butterflies.
Its great for pollinators and has some light drought tolerance once established.
This evergreen has small pink flowers with an interesting fragrance, Dilmore says.
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A very fluorescentcolored annual, lobelia is often grown for its flowing bright blue color, Dilmore says.
It is a fantastic annual for borders and low-growing areas.
Its blue color is very unique and draws attention wherever it is planted.
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