It s drought tolerant will grow in poor soil and is a sun worshiper.
Low maintenance perennial mailbox garden.
Low maintenance is a good virtue for these locations and many perennials fit the bill nicely.
Apr 13 2012 i did a post a while back on my front yard garden spots where i wrote about my mailbox garden and felt today that i needed to update what i ve done since then.
The plants prefer cool nights full sun and sandy soil rewarding gardeners with red flowers that resemble kangaroo paws.
Mojave portulaca is great for mailbox gardens because it is low maintenance drought and salt tolerant and is colorful all season long.
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Pinch off spent blooms and flowers just keep coming.
This hardy yellow flower is an iconic garden plant.
The kangaroo paw plant is native to western australia but gardeners living in zones 9 or warmer can grow this red exotic flower as a perennial in the mailbox garden.
It blooms from early summer to frost.
A deep purple clematis climbs the mailbox post.
This easiest of easy perennial grows about two feet tall so it s perfect for the middle of a mixed bed or planted around a mailbox.
A combination of annuals and perennials makes a lovely cottage style mailbox garden.
I really haven t done much as far as adding plants goes but i can definitely tell you that a little mulch goes my mailbox garden read more.