Accent it with a variety of no fuss perennials such as yarrow salvia lavender and ornamental grasses.
Best plants for mailbox garden. Lastly it s key for mailbox gardens to have great curb appeal. Edging will keep the grass from creeping in around your perennials. Beautiful options include great blue lobelia w ild lupine lavender hyssop or prairie blazing star. You can choose from several wildflowers to get the spire shaped growth habit like the purple flowers in this photo.
Black eyed susan flowers are wildflowers that can take the heat that radiates off the road in many mailbox gardens. The post your mailbox sits on is the perfect place to grow a small vine such as clematis. Asian garden dwarf japanese maple mugo pines spurge ornamental grasses etc. Desert design cacti sedum groundcover ice plant echeveria aloe agave etc.
Tailor your mailbox garden to the unique conditions of your curb if your mailbox is completely shaded try a shade loving plant like ferns. 14 mailbox garden plants and flowers. Also known as tickseed coreopsis auriculata is a north america native perennial that grows easily in conditions of. Impatiens for shady locations.
If it s in direct persistent sunlight plant lavender to daylilies. English country roses peonies camellia herbs boxwood euonymus daisies etc. Plants for mailbox gardens. For an informal mailbox garden go with plants that pack a punch of color and personality like this combination of orange and yellow kalanchoes hot pink petunias and sunny marigolds.