{"id":7589,"date":"2020-09-23T11:05:15","date_gmt":"2020-09-23T15:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/?p=7589"},"modified":"2020-09-23T11:05:32","modified_gmt":"2020-09-23T15:05:32","slug":"5-great-garden-plants-thatll-completely-transform-your-homes-exterior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/5-great-garden-plants-thatll-completely-transform-your-homes-exterior\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Great Garden Plants That’ll Completely Transform Your Home’s Exterior"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

With people spending so much time at home in 2020, gardening has become a hot new hobby<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perhaps you\u2019re looking to edge your driveway with cheerful cottage flowers. Or maybe you\u2019re thinking about digging up your front yard and replacing it with a food garden \u00e0 la the Food Not Lawns<\/a> movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read on to find out all about five great garden plants that will help you make the most out of your property.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

1. Popular Peonies and Romantic Roses<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Appeal to the traditionalist in you by filling your front yard with peonies and roses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There couldn\u2019t be a better match<\/a> in the garden than peonies and roses, says English garden guru Val Bourne. When roses finish their flowering season, peonies are just getting started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peonies and roses are both perennials, which means they will keep coming back year after year. Plant these gorgeous garden plants once and enjoy their blooms for years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Architectural Cacti and Succulents<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Succulents and cacti are the names for a large group of fleshy, often spiky plants adapted to live in harsh environments. In a home garden, they add an element of curiosity and pops of color when their bright flowers emerge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cacti and succulents are easy to care for. All they need is stony soil and a little water. Varieties popular in the USA include zebra plants, aeoniums, string of pearls, and aloe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Grasses Make <\/strong>Great Garden Plants<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Grasses and sedges come in an unbelievable array of colors and leaf thicknesses. Their root systems dig deep into your soil, protecting it from erosion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Use these hardy garden plants to add texture to borders, create patches of interest in your floral garden beds, surround a natural swimming pool, or even in place of grass<\/a> on your lawn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To help local wildlife and improve biodiversity<\/a>, choose grass varieties native to North America. Blue grama grass has pretty seed heads, while prairie dropseed forms a dainty bushel. Prairie junegrass and clustered field sedge make great turf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Culinary Herbs for the Picking<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Many of the herbs we use to flavor our food in the USA come from hot, dry climates like the Mediterranean or the Middle East. A few come from humid tropical regions like Southeast Asia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mint, basil, thyme, parsley, and rosemary are some of the handiest herbs to have in a kitchen garden. If you live in warmer climes, you could try your hand at growing something a bit more exotic like cilantro or pandan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When selecting herbs to plant in your garden, keep two things in mind: what herbs are best suited to your growing zone<\/a> and what herbs are used in the dishes you cook the most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Miniature Versions of Popular Fruit Trees<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Think you don\u2019t have room for an orchard in your ordinary-sized yard? Think again!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Due to the hard work of clever horticulturists around the world, there are now all kinds of dwarf fruit trees you can buy for your garden. To make a fruit tree little, gardeners graft fruit-bearing trunks onto dwarf rootstock. This creates a tree that will bear regular-sized fruit without growing too big. You can also prune fruit trees<\/a> to discourage their growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Depending on where you live, cherries, plums, lemons, and figs are all easy-care fruit tree options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ask Your Local Nursery For Advice<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re unsure which great garden plants will best suit the ecosystem around your home, consult with a reputable nursery and landscape company like Franz Witte<\/a>. The staff at a nursery are well equipped to give you useful garden plant ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read other informative articles on attractive on At Your Business.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With people spending so much time at home in 2020, gardening has become a hot new hobby. Perhaps you\u2019re looking to edge your driveway with cheerful cottage flowers. Or maybe you\u2019re thinking about digging up your front yard and replacing it with a food garden \u00e0 la the Food Not Lawns movement. Read on to find out […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7589"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7589"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7589\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7591,"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7589\/revisions\/7591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7589"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}