Flower Bed Ideas Around Mailbox

Be aware though that where butterflies are attracted bees often arrive as well.

Flower bed ideas around mailbox. Just like this landscaping idea these colorful flowers just make the simple mailbox becomes a new statement in the front yard. In general native flowers tend to be the best at drawing butterflies as are various daisy like flowers such as coneflower. A flower bed planted around your mailbox is an easy way to spruce up the mailbox but it often looks like an afterthought. Some ideas might be mediterranean desert scape asian garden english flower garden and many more.

When installing the plants use the tallest at the back as viewed from the front of the mailbox. This bed has been planted with stachys byzantina knows as lamb s ears along with golden color daylily wishbone flower torenia petunias and calibrachoa. Instead you can add a planter around the base to tie in with the mailbox. A purple leather flower also called clematis climbs the mailbox post.

These pretty purple flowers love to climb consider creating a wire structure to wind around your mailbox and guide the plant s growth. 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. Make sure the plants for your theme will survive and thrive in the space with minimal intervention.

Edging will keep the grass from creeping in around your perennials. The post your mailbox sits on is the perfect place to grow a small vine such as clematis. This crawling flower vine will add a touch of natural beauty to your mailbox post. Be sure to install edging if your mailbox garden is next to turf.

Beautiful options include great blue lobelia w ild lupine lavender hyssop or prairie blazing star.