Question

Hi all!  I may be asking a bit much here but, what plants would you recommend that are low maintenance, don’t need much sun, don’t mind the cold and will grow back each year?Hi all! I may be asking a bit much here but, what plants would you recommend that are low maintenance, don’t need much sun, don’t mind the cold and will grow back each year? Lavender seems to be the only thing I haven’t killed outside so far!  thanks!  

Answer 1

I have a snowmound spirea that lives in the tragic depths at the end of the garden with barely a scrap of sun. Lovely white blooms in early spring. Could just be luck though.  

Answer 2

I've managed to keep a carnation plant for three years, must be hardy  

Answer 3

Camelias are low maintenance, just don't like frost, flower every year, Red robin, piers forest flame, peony, hydrangea, azaleas, like ericaceous soil xx

Answer 4

Hardy Geranium

Answer 5

Ferns and hostas

Answer 6

My front only gets sun in the late afternoon and not much of it. I've got ferns, hostas, rhodedendron and hollyhocks, but they onky flower every other year.  

Answer 7

Hellebores are very self sufficient and flower in very early spring when not many flowers are in bloom.  

Answer 8

Ferns, you can get some gorgeous ones, Astilbes too