Learn more about growing sedum. Learn more about growing California poppy. Learn more about growing iris. Learn more about growing rosemary. Learn more about growing coreopsis.

Test Garden Tip: Be sure to install edging if your mailbox garden is next to turf. Edging will keep the grass from creeping in around your perennials.

Learn more about growing clematis. Learn more about growing yarrow. Learn more about salvia. Learn more about lavender.

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Bonus: A front yard full of flowers like this can take less time to maintain over the course of a year than a lawn (which needs weekly mowing). Be sure to select varieties that are suited to your climate and to spread several inches of mulch over the ground to cut down on weeds.

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