Bloodgood Japanese Maple
$61.95
Are you looking for a tree that adds beauty and appeal to your yard? If so, the Bloodgood Japanese Maple is the tree for you. Whether you are looki...
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Coral Bark Japanese Maple
$149.95
Its gorgeous colorful appearance and manageable size make the Coral Bark a perfect focal or accent tree, especially for smaller yards and gardens. ...
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Baby Blue Spruce
$34.95
If you love the Colorado Blue Spruce, but don’t have the room, the Baby Blue is just what you are looking for. This dwarf blue spruce tree stays un...
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Wax Myrtle
$55.95
The Wax Myrtle is an easy-to-grow evergreen shrub that gives you endless possibilities in the landscape. The shiny evergreen foliage ranges from de...
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Carolina Yellow Jessamine
$34.95
Sick of looking at an ugly chain-link fence? Is your mailbox beyond boring? Does your porch need some flare? The evergreen Yellow Jasmine is a fast...
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Little Gem Magnolia
$75.95
Introduction The Beauty and Aroma of a Southern Magnolia in a Compact Package! Large, Fragrant White Flowers Long Bloom Period from Spring through...
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Flame Thrower® Redbud Tree
$134.95
If you’re missing those stunning fall shades in the summer, then the Flame Thrower® Redbud Tree is a perfect addition to your yard! This vibrant tr...
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Cherokee Chief Dogwood Tree
$97.95
This tree will bring joy to your landscape and neighborhood all year long with its constant red colors and low maintenance. The Cherokee Chief Dogw...
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Kieffer Pear Tree
$109.95
Introduction Hardy Pear Tree That Can Be Grown at Home Firm, sweet, juicy fruit Resistant to blight Self-pollinating Low chill hour requirements C...
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Bartlett Pear Tree
$104.95
Introduction America's Favorite Pear Tree! Stunning spring Blossoms Sweet and Juicy pears with a hint of Spice Perfect Pear for eating fresh, cann...
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Spartan Juniper Tree
$32.95
Spartan Junipers are best known for their starring role as spiraled topiary columns! This living design element is most popular in Mediterranean an...
View full detailsWhat You Need To Know About Low Maintenance Plants
What are the Best Low Maintenance Plants?
There are so many easy to grow plants to choose from. We carry low maintenance flowering shrubs like azaleas, loropetalum, camellia, drift and knock out roses. For year-round landscape interest look to hollies, junipers, loropetalum, nandina, cryptomeria, arborvitae, spruce, evergreen magnolias, ligustrum, and wax myrtles. Ornamental grasses are an excellent low maintenance option to add texture to the home landscape. We have a wide variety of ornamental grasses for sale. All of our shade trees are low maintenance once they are established. We also carry many flowering trees that are low maintenance. Choose redbuds, magnolias, and crape myrtles for great color and easy care.
What are Some Low Maintenance Ground Cover Plants?
Liriope (lilyturf) plants are excellent plants for borders. The blue rug juniper and the blue pacific juniper are excellent low growing groundcover. Drift roses are beautiful flowering ground cover plants. Asiatic jasmine is a vine that makes a lovely low maintenance ground cover and grows well in shade.
What Indoor Plants are Low Maintenance?
Several indoor plants require minimal care. Yucca cane, kimberly queen fern, majesty palm, peace lily plant, red edged dracaena are all easy care houseplants. Just give them some natural light and water them when the soil dries.
How to Plant Low Maintenance Plants
First, make sure the low maintenance plant you choose grows well in your growing zone. Next, be sure your site is appropriated for the plant. Determine the sunlight and soil requirements.
Now you are ready to purchase your plant. Once you receive your plant, water it well and keep the soil moist until you are ready to plant. Water your potted plant thoroughly immediately before planting. Dig a hole at least twice as wide as the root ball of your low maintenance plant. Place your plant evenly in the hole. The top of the root ball should be slightly higher than the soil line. Backfill the soil and tamp it down gently to remove air pockets. Mulch your plant with 1 to 2 inches of mulch extended at least a few inches past the rootzone or drip zone, whichever is larger. Mulch helps the ground retain moisture and reduces weeds. Finally, water deeply until the ground is completely saturated.
Featured Low Maintenance Evergreen Plants
- Blue Pacific Juniper Zones 5-9
- Blue Rug Juniper Zones 4-9
- Blue Star Juniper Zones 4-8
- Crimson Fire Loropetalum Zones 7-9
- Firepower Nandina Zones 6-10
- Oakland Holly Zones 6-9
- Nellie Stevens Holly Zones 6-9
- Ruby Loropetalum Zones 7-10
- Sky Pencil Holly Zones 5-9
- Soft Touch Holly Zones 5-9
- Steeds Holly Zones 5-9
- Sunshine Ligustrum Zones 6-10
Best Low Maintenance Flowering Plants
- Autumn Angel Encore Azalea Zones 7-10
- Autumn Belle Encore Azalea Zones 6-9
- Autumn Fire Encore Azalea Zones 6-9
- Black Diamond Purely Purple Crape Myrtle Zone 7-10
- Carolina Yellow Jessamine Zones 7-10
- Double Knock Out Rose Zones 5-10
- Jazz Hands Variegated Loropetalum Zones 7-10
- Peach Drift Rose Zones 4-10
- Pink Knock Out Rose Tree Zones 5-10
- Purple Pixie Loropetalum Zones 7-10
- Sunny Knock Out Rose Zones 5-10
- Sweet Drift Rose Zones 4-10
Low Maintenance Ornamental Grasses
- Adagio Miscanthus Maiden Grass Zones 5-9
- Black Mondo Grass Zones 5-10
- Big Blue Liriope Zones 5-10
- Blue Fescue Grass Zones 4-10
- Carex Blue Zinger Sedge Zones 5-9
- Carex Evergold Sedge Zones 5-9
- Cassian Fountain Grass Zones 5-9
- Morning Light Miscanthus Maiden Grass Zones 5-9
- Pampas Grass Zones 7-10
- Pink Muhly Grass Zones 6-9
- Shenandoah Switch Grass Zones 4-9
- Variegated Liriope Zones 6-10
Best Low Maintenance Shade Trees
- American Sycamore Tree Zones 4-9
- Autumn Blaze Maple Zones 3-8
- Coral Bark Japanese Maple Zones 5-8
- Corkscrew Willow Zones 4-8
- Ginkgo Tree Zones 3-9
- October Glory Maple Zones 4-9
- Northern Red Oak Zones 3-8
- Red Maple Tree Zones 3-9
- Red Sunset Maple Zones 4-8
- River Birch Tree Zones 4-9
- Tulip Poplar Zones 4-9
- Weeping Willow Tree Zones 4-9
Best Low Maintenance Flowering Trees
- Blue Chinese Wisteria Tree Zones 5-9
- Catawba Crape Myrtle Zones 7-9
- Dynamite Crape Myrtle Zones 7-9
- Eastern Redbud Zones 4-9
- Forest Pansy Redbud Zones 5-9
- Jane Magnolia Tree Zones 4-8
- Natchez Crape Myrtle Zones 7-10
- Oklahoma Redbud Tree Zones 6-9
- Red Rocket Crape Myrtle Zones 6-9
- Rising Sun Redbud Zones 5-9
- Royal Star Magnolia Zones 4-9
- Ruby Falls Redbud Zones 5-8
Best Low Maintenance Evergreen Trees
- Black Dragon Cryptomeria Zones 5-9
- Blue Douglas Fir Zones 4-7
- Blue Point Juniper Zones 4-9
- Blue Wonder Spruce Zones 3-8
- Carolina Sapphire Cypress Zones 6-9
- Colorado Blue Spruce Zones 3-7
- Cryptomeria Radicans Zones 5-9
- Dwarf Alberta Spruce Zones 3-8
- Little Gem Magnolia Zones 6-9
- Southern Magnolia Zones 7-9
- Thuja Green Giant Zones 5-9
- Wax Myrtle Zones 7-10
For additional options, be sure to browse our online plant nursery.
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