Neither the time nor the green thumb for your own garden? These ten plants are so easy to care for that your garden will require almost no work.
Pruning, fertilizing, watering, weeding - having your own garden is one thing above all: a lot of work. Relaxation and enjoyment often come up short. Would you rather not have a garden and at least have more time? Wait, you can have both: These ten plants not only look great in the garden - they are also so easy to care for that you have more time for other important things in life.
Easy-care outdoor garden plants
To have a beautiful and well-kept garden, you don't have to spend your complete freedom outdoors. We show that there are also plants that require little care but are still real eye-catchers.
1. Lady's Coat
We admit: lady's mantle is not the absolute eye-catcher in the garden. The plant is a good ground cover that rounds off the bed. In addition, lady's mantle is robust and durable: Constant replanting is now a thing of the past. The lady's mantle feels most comfortable in a sunny or semi-shady place with nutrient-rich, permeable soil. The only care you can take is to cut back the lady's mantle after it has flowered - otherwise it will spread unhindered and soon overwhelm its neighbors.
2. Rosemary
Rosemary is not only very easy to care for, but also a wonderful addition to any spice rack. Due to its Mediterranean homeland, rosemary is optimally adapted to longer dry periods and only needs to be watered very rarely. The plant does not make many demands on its soil either: lean, well-drained soil is quite sufficient for it. If the plant is still in the sun or at least in partial shade, the rosemary is perfectly happy.
3. Meadow iris
The meadow iris is a real beauty. No wonder, after all it belongs to the iris genus and enchants every heart with its blue-violet flowers. Unlike her sistershowever, the meadow iris is really easy to care for. So she throws off her withered flowers independently. It is also extremely resistant to pests and fungi and rarely (if ever) gets sick. The flower then feels particularly well in a sunny, airy location with loosened soil.
4. Hare Bells
The bluebell is also a visual enrichment for every garden. The blue, bell-shaped flowers appear as early as April and May and are among the first splashes of color in spring. The bluebell prefers a shady or semi-shady location. It is important for them that the soil remains moist during their flowering. After flowering, the flower heads should be cut off. The rest of the year the plant doesn't need any special care, next spring it will flower again all by itself.
5. Lavender
Lavender not only spoils the eyes, but also the nose with its aromatic smell. Only mosquitoes avoid its scent, which is why the lavender also ensures undisturbed evenings. The plant prefers sunny, wind-protected places. The lavender is very robust there: It tolerates a lot of sun just as well as little water. It hardly needs to be watered, and there are no other maintenance measures. Only those who want to help the lavender to sprout should reach for the scissors in spring and after flowering: the plant blooms particularly luxuriantly after pruning the lavender.
6. Girl's Eye
The girl's eye is particularly beautiful. This floriferous plant bears a variety of flowers from June to October. Nevertheless, the girl's eye is anything but a diva. In a sunny location with loamy soil, the plant will flower without much care. That's why the damsel's eye is also an ideal plant for the perennial border or the (even easier to care for) gravel bed. If you want a second flower after the first one has faded, you should remove the already withered flowers. With this single care measure, the girl's eye remains a real eye-catcher throughout the summer.
7. Self-Cleaning Rose "Larissa"
Roses are the queens of flowers - accordingly, they often rank highDemands on their environment and need a lot of attention and care. If you don't want to do without roses despite a lack of time, you can now fall back on particularly easy-care varieties such as the "Larissa" rose variety. This rose is not only self-cleaning and thus sheds its faded flowers independently; it is also particularly resistant to pests and fungi that often cause problems in other roses. All "Larissa" needs is a sunny, airy location with deeply loosened soil. If she gets this in the garden, you can enjoy the splendor of the roses without investing a lot of work.
8. Fat hen
Even if the name doesn't sound particularly nice, the fat hen is definitely a visual enrichment for the garden. The fat hen usually blooms from June to August and is a real magnet for beneficial insects such as bees during this time. Even with little care, it has enormous growth potential: thanks to its thick fleshy leaves, it is also well-armed against drought and only needs to be watered seldom. The fat hen prefers sunny or semi-shady locations. Even in winter, the fat hen stays green and can endure severe frost without dying.
9. Japanese Maple
If you have a garden, you often want a tree in it. Trees not only look good, they also provide shade on hot summer days. However, many trees (particularly when they are young) require particularly intensive care. If you still want to fulfill your dream of a tree, you should reach for the Japanese maple. This does not get too big and is therefore also suitable for smaller gardens. The Japanese maple thrives on its own in a sunny to partially shaded, wind-protected place with loose, moist soil. And best of all: If you want, you can do without both the care and the training cut.
10. Witch Hazel
The witch hazel is not only easy to care for, but also looks particularly spectacular. Outside the flowering period, the witch hazel still resembles a hazel bush. However, when it shows its bright yellow to red flowers in the middle of winter, you immediately understand its special charm. The witch hazel doesn't need much to beautify your garden: a humus-rich, loose soil thatdoes not dry out completely and a sunny, sheltered location is completely sufficient for the easy-care witch hazel. As far as cutting the witch hazel is concerned, you can even do without regular trimming without any problems.
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