I think I have kept the lawn and the mulch because it's simple, uniform, and dull. Now I'm ready to take a little dip into NoLawns territory by transforming these areas. Problem is that I don't have much creativity and I'm lazy.
Some asks:
– look kinda neat/uniform
– be easy to plant and require no watering
– Zone 6A
If I can successfully flip these two areas this year, then I'll look to convert the entire 1/2 acre backyard next year.
I just need a lot of hand holding, please help!
by thatbilalguy
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-Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) -Blue Anise Hyssop (Agastache foeniculum) -Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida) -Yellow Rocket or False Indigo (Baptisia sphaerocarpa or Baptisia tinctoria) -Prairie Dropseed (Sporobolus heterolepis) or Pennsylvania Sedge (Carex pensylvanica) along the curb.
I can’t tell from the photograph but assume the concrete in the foreground is your driveway and that you’d want to plant something that doesn’t get too tall there.
You could also add some taller specimens like Culver’s Root (Veronicastrum virginicum), Joe Pye Weed (Eutrochium purpureum or dubium), or Bee Balm (Monarda fistulosa or Monarda didyma).
Other than some mulch, watering while they get established, and cutting things back in the early spring these plants are all very low maintenance and can do really well in hellstrips.