top 10 easy to grow plants
top 10 easy to grow plants
Maintaining a garden is undoubtedly hard work, and sometimes it can definitely feel like you can more brown thumbs rather than green, but fear not! Whether you’re a beginner gardener or you are just looking for some low maintenance plants, there are plenty of plants that are perfect for you. Keep reading for our top 10 easy plants to grow.
Geraniums
Hardy Geraniums are one of the very easiest plants to grow and give you so much back. Amazingly floriferous, slug and rabbit resistant, unfussy on soil conditions and they make great ground cover. It’s no wonder the famous gardener Margery Fish said, when asked what the secret to gardening was, ‘When in doubt plant a Geranium!’ We couldn’t agree more.
Perennial Phlox
Flowering all the way through summer, Phlox offers some serious flower power. They’re hardy, pest resistant, are extremely low maintenance and the bees and butterflies love them- it’s not hard to see why they are so popular!
Aquilegia
Despite their delicate appearance, Aquilegia are such tough plants, making them a perfect choice if you’re after something easy going. They can be grown in pretty much any soil conditions and are rabbit and slug resistant.
Rudbeckia
Exceptionally easy to grow, Rudbeckia will bloom for weeks and weeks on end with minimal effort, filling your garden with cheerful colour. The only maintenance they require is some deadheading which in turn will actually prolong the blooming period! Rudbeckia make stunning cut flowers too, so you can light up your home with their sunshine blooms.
Pansies & Violas
Pansies and Violas are an ideal plant if you’re a beginner gardener as they are pretty much fool-proof. Perfect for your window boxes, borders, containers and baskets they will bring a fantastic selection of colour from October all the way through to March. Plus, they make a great pot topped whilst you're waiting for your spring bulbs to bloom!
Daffodils
Bulbs in general are pretty easy-going plants and if you’re going to grow bulbs, what better choice than Daffodils? Loved by everyone, they are the ultimate sign of spring, the cheery blooms will light up your garden like the spring sunshine.
Hellebores
We absolutely love our Hellebores. Whilst other plants slumber, bring a magical touch to your garden with their luxuriant blousy blooms and abundant evergreen foliage. They may look dainty in appearance but don’t be fooled as they are sturdy plants that will survive the cold temperatures of winter and remain beautiful.
Echinacea
The vibrant daisy-like flowers of Echinacea will have the bees and butterflies flocking to your garden during summer. Completely trouble-free to grow provided you prepare the ground first, (avoiding heavy clay) and provide a nice sunny spot for them to thrive, they’re drought tolerant and long-flowering, so you’ll be able to enjoy their beautiful blooms for weeks on end.
Aster
Asters are an autumn garden must-have, with daisy-like flowers creating a 'canopy' of colour for herbaceous borders and containers. Discover compact varieties like 'symphyotrichum novei-belgii Royal Ruby' reaching 50 x 50cm to the more 'wild' looking Aster divaricatus reaching 90cm tall and has colour changing autumnal foliage!
Clematis Cirrhosa
At a notoriously sparse time of year, the evergreen foliage and beautiful floral display of winter-flowering Clematis Cirrhosa types are sure to impress. Wonderful trained up a trellis, obelisk or through shrubs where they can climb and entwine.
