The Easiest Plant for Your Garden or Containers {EVER}
April 23, 2024
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The easiest (and beautiful!) plants that even bloom throughout the winter.
I have found (literally) the easiest plant/flower EVER. It's inexpensive, spreads and fills in like crazy, doesn't even need to be truly "planted"...and you can
complete ignore it and it will thrive. Yesss!
These plants have flourished so much, I've added more and more to our containers and landscaping over the years.
I found these easy garden tiles a few years ago and continue to be amazed at how well they do with little to no care.
Oh, and they are perennials
(which means it stays alive over the winter and/or come back after) and even
look great in the colder months. I only wish I had known about them sooner.
:)
I discovered this easy to grow plant when I installed our cafe patio lights on the
back patio:
Our lights are industrial grade and heavy so we needed a way to secure the
planters so they would hold the weight.
You can see how we installed the
cement filled planters for the outdoor lights here. I left some room at the top so I could plant some flowers each year.
Last
year I found this cool "garden tile sedum" and decided to try it out:
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I told you then how I used one of these sedum tiles to fill both planters. I
figured they would just last through the fall, but to my surprise they were
still looking beautiful in the middle of winter!
I went out one snowy day and couldn't believe these were still looking
amazing in the frigid temps with snow all over them -- full of color and not
dying off one bit. I thought for sure they would eventually fade, but
nope.
They look absolutely amazing now:
Technically sedums are succulents, so it's surprising (to me) that they are
basically evergreen (in up to zones 6 and 7!). Huh. You learn something new
every day!
That planter has more of the green and yellow blooms, but the other one has
more red and orange:
They really are beautiful, right? So intricate and delicate, they are
stronger than they look! The sparse blooms in that before pic have grown
like crazy and are spilling over the edges of the planters.
I wonder if the difference in colors is because one may get more sun than
the other?:
I later went back and got more for around our mailbox:
And now that looks like this:
They also look great in between pavers on a patio or a walkway, along plant
beds or in containers like we have in the back.
The best part -- you literally just put them on the dirt.
No digging, no moving dirt around. Nothing!
Just lay them down, water occasionally the first couple of
weeks and then start ignoring them like I do. 😂
If you have mulch, you will want to move that and set them directly onto the soil.
I easily tore them into pieces for the patio planters, but sometimes the bottom is thicker:
I just took scissors to get it started and then I was able to tear parts
off.
I found these sedum "tiles" again this spring, priced at $25. The only place I've found these particular mixed sedum tiles are at Lowe's, but I know most plant nurseries have varieties of these:
I just did a quick search and you can even order these succulent tiles on Amazon!
I placed these in an umbrella stand/planter just a week ago, and they're doing amazing:
I used one "tile" to fill two of these planters.
I love gardening and I've never found anything this easy to plant,
that grows so easily and looks so good. Oh, and the price is GREAT because
you need very little to get a spot started. Within weeks it will spread and fill in nicely.
Since these tiles with all of the different succulents mixed together sell out of the stores so quick, I purchased some sedum for our front beds last year that were just the one specific species instead of the mixed.
These have spread beautifully as well:
I will say, I prefer the tiles that have all of the different color and varied succulents. But I love them all!
These may even work for window boxes as well! I'm a little obsessed.
Have you tried these easy plants? So easy and they look so good! Was anyone
else surprised these are evergreen?
Check out how easy it is to
light up your garden and exterior here:
You can see all of
my other gardening tips here!
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Is there another way to search for these (maybe a link)? I looked at Garden Tiles at Lowe's online and Googled them, but no luck :(
ReplyDeleteSearch for "Drop and Go Sedum Tiles". That's where I found them. Or something very similar.
DeleteDrop and grow Sedum Tiles
Deletehttps://www.costafarms.com/collections/drop-and-grow
DeleteI found options online by searching "sedum garden tiles." Lowe's doesn't sell them online or for pick up so it may be hard to find them -- they are item #69298/model #NURSERY.
DeleteMost everything grows amazingly in my yard and my gardener is so shocked. I will have to try sedums! My hosta get HUGE. And several fern do great. Peonies are huge!
ReplyDeleteWe have these in our beds instead of mulch. So easy
ReplyDeleteThank you! I need something that will grow on my hot sunny porch!
ReplyDeleteThose are kewel ~ I'm going to try and find them at our Lowes.
ReplyDeleteThese are really cool! I'll have to check them out. Will make Spring planters so much easier!
ReplyDeleteIf you have the lowes app type in 106594. It will pull up the sedum tray.
ReplyDeleteAre these plants nontoxic to pets?
ReplyDeleteYes they are safe for cats and dogs!
DeleteHaving a hard time finding Garden or Sedum tiles anywhere?
ReplyDeleteIf you search "sedum garden tiles" there are a few online options that show up.
DeleteI do wonder if they are relentless year adter year attempting to take over other areas where I do not want them to grow. This is because I have had issues with succulents in the past. Hearty and ease of use yes that is a good plant, although keeping in their own space is important to my minimalist method of gardening. Natural to the area region plants that grow without weekly attention.
ReplyDeleteYou can walk on these plants and they don't die. I grow them and love them.
ReplyDeleteI've noticed lowes only gets these in very early spring and not again. Bought 3 trays in March here in western NC. A nice mix. Once out dont get back in. Bought as experiment as i have mostly to part shade and the lovely NC red clay. Separated 1 1/2 trays into individual varieties as best i could other into 5 pieces or so. Dug pockets in steep hill that is bare soil, part shade summer, fall, only full sun when leaves not on trees. Succulents in those trays are evergreen even in zone 4. Lived in northern MI previously -- sandy soil full sun. Had a lot of different succulents there, didnt bring when we moved cuz have part sun to mostly shade here, didnt think they would do anything in my shadier conditions. Some succulents do well in part shade though as long as drier conditions. my daylilies were more important to me. So far going crazy. As far as succulents go in general, some are aggressive but ALL are controlable. Sister bought 2 trays last yr - mostly sun-- in a hard to grow dry spot, hers multiplied this yr more than double. She just took out of trays, placed on ground. Looks awesome with all the different varieties together. Do nothing plants.
ReplyDeleteI live in SoCal so most succulents do well. I tied these last fall under a tree in our back yard. They are slow growing in the shade but still doing very well. Colors can be more vibrant out of constant direct sun
ReplyDeleteI purchased these when you first recommended them and am so glad I did. They are gorgeous and, like you said, require absolutely nothing. I would worry about putting them in the ground here as I don't want them to be too aggressive but I love them in pots!
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