Having a beautiful garden that doesn't require constant attention or complicated maintenance is highly desirable. While some might consider this unattainable, it's not. There are numerous plants that grow with minimal effort and produce beautiful blooms. All it takes is choosing the right plants and planting them correctly. To simplify this process, we've compiled a list of low-maintenance, long-blooming flowers for your garden, complete with descriptions and photos.

The video showcases flowers for a summer house that doesn't require much care.

Basic Principles of Creating a "Low-Maintenance Garden"

Choosing plants for a "low-maintenance" garden — a garden filled with easy-to-care-for plants — is straightforward. Just follow a few simple rules:

• Consider the growing conditions each plant needs and only plant varieties with similar growing conditions next to each other.
• Organize flowering plants so that when one finishes blooming, another starts. This way, you'll enjoy waves of blossoms from spring through late fall.
• Don't leave any space unoccupied. If you do, weeds will grow. Fill empty spaces with ground covers, mulch, or paths.

The Most Low-Maintenance Flowers for Your Garden with Photos and Descriptions

From the list below, choosing the right plants for your garden will be easy. To make it even more convenient, we've divided it into groups.

Biennials and Annuals

These can be grown using both seedling and seedless methods. Regardless of the method, they don't require special care once in their permanent place. There's no need to go through the hassle of growing seedlings — you can purchase them instead.

1. Turkish carnation

Herbaceous biennial with five-petaled simple or terry flowers of different colors.

• Growing Conditions. Water-permeable loose soil mixture with nutrient reserves. Sunny site, light shade is possible.
• Height. From 40 to 70 cm.
• Flowering. From June to September.
• Planting. Sow on seedlings in late March-April. Sow in unprotected soil in May or under winter. Well propagated by self-seeding.

Turkish carnation is good for tiered beds, borders, flower beds in rustic style.

 

2.Cosmea

• Growing Conditions. Any loose soil, but not acidic. Prefers good light, does not like drafts.
• Height. Grows up to 150 cm.
• Flowering. Begins in June and ends in November.
• Planting. From mid-spring in open beds. Can be propagated by self-seeding. 

 

3. Nasturtium

Herbaceous annual plant, some varieties are perennials. A plant with a succulent, branching stem that bears brightly colored, solitary flowers.

• Life cycle: annual
• Planting month: April
• Planting month: May, June
• Plant height: 300 cm
• Growing conditions. Fertile, water-permeable soil mixture. Sunny areas, shading is not recommended. Protection from cold drafts is mandatory.
• Height. From 30 to 300 cm, the bush is strongly curly.
• Flowering. Begins in June, ends with the first hard frost.
• Planting. Planted in the ground from mid to late May.

Nasturtium looks good in different compositions, it is used as an ampel or ground cover plant.

 

4. Alyssum

• Growing conditions. To the soil mixture is undemanding, but it should be loose. Prefers sunny areas.
• Height. From 15 to 40 cm.
• Flowering. Begins in June, ends with frost.
• Planting. In May or early June.

 

5. Calendula

Unpretentious beautiful flower annual for the garden. Refers to medicinal plants. Bush - with narrow leaves and tongue flowers of orange or yellow color.

• Growing conditions. Soil mixture of any type, does not tolerate excess moisture and dry sandstone. Grows best on a sunny site, penumbra is acceptable.
• Height. From 20 and up to 70 cm depends on the varietal characteristics.
• Flowering. From mid-June until frost.
• Planting. Sow into open beds in April or May.

Calendula is universal, looks good in any composition. It is grown as a container crop for terraces, balconies, etc.

 

6. Phacelia

• Growing Conditions. Light loose soil. Obligatory good lighting, permissible penumbra.
• Height. From 45 cm to 100 cm.
• Flowering. Begins in June, ends with frost.
• Planting. In spring, after the soil thaws.

 

7. Viola

A plant from the violet family, grown as a biennial crop. Many varieties have been bred, most often on the sites grow viola fragrant, tricolor or Wittrock.

• Growing conditions. Nutritious water-permeable soil, excessive overwatering is fatal. Grows equally well in the penumbra and on the sunny side.
• Height. From 15 to 30 cm.
• Flowering. Begins in April, ends with the arrival of frost.
• Planting. Viola easily tolerates transplanting, and even in flowering form. Therefore, it can be transplanted at any time. Propagated by cuttings or seeds.

The flower is universal. Suitable for any place: flowerbed, rockery, lawn, container, etc.

 

8. Rudbeckia

• Growing Conditions. Well-drained neutral soil. Good lighting is necessary, shading affects the brightness of color of flowers.
• Height. From 30 to 180 cm.
• Flowering. Begins in June, ends in October.
• Planting. Late spring.

 

9. Marigold

• Growing Conditions. Loose, nutritious soil mixture. Overwatering is undesirable. Prefers well-lit beds, semi-shade is acceptable.
• Height. From 20 to 80 cm.
• Flowering. From early summer until frost.
• Planting. Seeds on the beds in late May. Transplanting bushes, even flowering ones, at any time.

 

Perennials

10. Astilbe

Beautiful and unpretentious flower for the garden. Perennial with dying off in winter above-ground part. Shrubs with a large number of small flowers collected in inflorescences-brooms.

• Growing conditions. Soil mixture with good water permeability and high organic content. Drying out is inadmissible. Semi-shade without direct sunlight.
• Height. From 10 to 150 cm, depending on the variety.
• Flowering. Timing depends on the species, from June to September.
• Planting. Cultivated from seeds or cuttings. Planted in a soil mixture in early fall or in April-May.

Astilbe is good in group and single plantings, it is planted in flower beds, on the banks of water bodies. Compact varieties are grown in containers.

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11. Aquilegia

• Growing conditions. Soil with a high content of humus. Semi-shade, but if sufficient moisture is possible sunny site.
• Height. From 20 and up to 80 cm.
• Flowering. From the end of May to August.
• Planting. In early fall or late spring.

 

12. loosestrife

Second name is weeping grass because excess moisture drips down the leaves. Perennial with numerous small star-shaped flowers. Honey bee, used in folk medicine.

• Growing conditions. Any type of soil mixture, but with good moisture. Grows even in waterlogged lowlands and on heavy soils. Prefers semi-shade.
• Height. From 60 to 140 cm.
• Flowering. Begins in July and ends in September.
• Planting. In late summer - early fall or in April-May.

Derbennik is planted in rabates, mixboarders, on multi-level beds, provided that there is enough moisture.

 

13. Brunner

• Growing Conditions. Moist nutritious soil mixture. Prefers loams and clays. Obligatory penumbra.
• Height. From 35 to 50 cm.
• Flowering. Begins in the first decade of May.
• Planting. In mid-late spring and early fall.

 

14. Meadowsweet

It is also called tavolozhnik or tavolga, a flowering perennial unpretentious plant for the garden. It is used for the manufacture of medicines.

• Growing conditions. Prefers heavy soil with a high content of humus. It is obligatory to moisturize them well. Grows in the penumbra and on sunny sites.
• Height. Depends on species characteristics, it can be from 30 to 250 cm.
• Flowering. Different varieties at different times, from June to September.
• Planting. In May.

Labaznik is suitable for rambatas or rockeries, can be planted on the banks of streams, in lowlands, etc.

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15. Periwinkle

• Growing Conditions. Fertile loose soil. Obligatory shade or at least semi-shade. Bright light is not tolerated.
• Height. A ground cover plant, not higher than 20 cm.
• Flowering. From April to the end of May.
• Planting. Late August-early September or April-May.

 

16. Lupine

Perennial herbaceous or semi-shrubby crop with flowers of various colors. All varieties of lupine contain a certain amount of alkaloids, this should be taken into account when choosing a variety.

• Growing conditions. Slightly acidified soil with good water permeability. Undesirable high humus content and alkalinization. Prefers bright sun, tolerates light shade.
• Height. From 80 to 110 cm.
• Flowering. The first is in April-May, the second in August-September.
• Planting. Early spring, when the substrate is warm enough: April-May.

Lupines are suitable for various flower compositions, tiered beds, rambatas, etc.

 

17. Coupena

• Growing Conditions. Loose fertilized soil mixture. Shade or semi-shade is obligatory.
• Height. From 35 to 100 cm.
• Flowering. From May to June.
• Planting. In early fall or in May.

 

18. Doronikum

Unpretentious flowering perennial for the garden with flowers of yellow and orange shades.

• Growing conditions. Nutritious soil with high water permeability, does not tolerate overwatering. Loves sun, but semi-shade is also possible.
• Height. Different varieties from 30 to 80 cm.
• Flowering. In May and June.
• Planting. Propagated more often by division, transplanted in April or May.

Doronikum is good for spring beds and flower beds. A beautiful solution - planting perennials near shrubs.

 

19. Garden Chamomile

• Growing conditions. Nutritious loose soil, neutral or slightly alkaline. Needs bright light.
• Height. From 25 to 20 cm.
• Flowering. Starts in late spring, lasts until frost.
• Planting. Seeds in spring, propagate by division better in early fall.

 

20. Phlox

Perennial beautifully flowering culture with large panicles of inflorescences. The color of flowers is very different.

• Growing conditions. Humus-rich soil with good water permeability. Do not tolerate stagnant moisture, but require abundant regular watering. Prefer semi-shaded or sunny areas.
• Height. From 20 and up to 150 cm.
• Flowering. Timing depends on the variety. Early ones bloom from the end of June, late ones - from mid-August.
• Planting. Early spring, when the ground thaws, and in early fall.

Phloxes are good in any flower beds, in flower arrangements, rockeries, etc.

 

21. Petals

• Growing conditions. Loose soil with sufficient humus content. Open sunny area.
• Height. From 25 to 80 cm.
• Flowering. Begins in June and ends in September.
• Planting. Late spring.

 

22. Peonies

A real decoration of the garden. Most of them belong to the herbaceous, but there are among the peonies and deciduous shrubs.

• Growing conditions. They prefer humus-clay soil mixtures with good water permeability. Stagnant moisture is highly undesirable. Obligatory sunlight at least 5 hours a day, otherwise bushes will not be able to bloom normally.
• Height. Most of the perennials grow from 25 to 100 cm, but there are species stretching up to 3.5 m.
• Flowering. From the end of May to the end of June.
• Planting. Early fall or mid-spring, before the onset of hot weather.

Peonies look good individually and in groups. They are versatile: you can create different compositions in flowerbeds, plant them on the borders of lawns or along the edges of paths, etc.

 

23. Cornflower perennial

A flower from the aster family. It has many varieties, all have inflorescence baskets with terry and single flowers of different shades.

• Growing conditions. Soil can be any soil. Bright sunlight is desirable, but some species, for example, round-headed and mountain cornflowers grow normally in the penumbra.
• Height. Different species grow from 20 to 110 cm.
• Flowering. Depends on the variety, from June to September.
• Planting. Early fall or late April/early May.

Cornflowers combine well with other crops. Gardeners plant them in flower beds, flowerbeds, groups, etc.

 

24. Oenothera

It is also known as night candle, or oslinnik. Refers to the family Cypress, has a large number of varieties with beautiful flowers of different colors.

• Growing conditions. Undemanding to soil, is able to grow even on poor soils. Sufficient moisturizing is mandatory, otherwise it quickly blooms. Prefers sunny areas.
• Height. From 15 to 150 cm, depending on the variety.
• Flowering. Begins in June and ends in September.
• Planting. At different times: either mid-spring or early fall.

Oenothera is suitable for any beds and mixed flower beds. Compact varieties are good for rockeries and gravel gardens.