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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nIf you think gardening is buying a plant and letting it sit on your porch until it eventually gives up on life, you are not alone. Most millennials didn\u2019t exactly grow up learning how to deadhead roses or test the pH of the soil. And, honestly? With work, screens, and the chaos of being an adult, who has the time?Here\u2019s the truth: you don’t need a degree in horticulture or to sacrifice your weekends to have a beautiful garden. Some flowers basically grow themselves, ones that can handle drought, shrug off neglect and still look fabulous from May to October. The list is surprisingly beginner-friendly.Start with coneflowers; they basically take care of themselves<\/span>If you\u2019re west of the Mississippi, narrow-leaf coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia) is your new BFF. It is drought-tolerant, grows well in lean, dry soil and doesn’t require much fussing. The purple-ish blooms are a pollinator magnet, which means butterflies and bees will show up uninvited.Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) does the same thing in slightly damper conditions for those on the East Coast or in wetter climates. In either case, you will have large, bright blooms with minimal effort.Black-eyed Susans are basically the golden retrievers of flowers<\/span>Black-eyed Susans (Rudbeckia) are the flower that never disappoints; friendly, hardy, easy to love. They bloom with bright yellow flowers in late summer and fall, right when everything else in the garden is beginning to look tired. They are short-lived as perennials go, but they self-seed readily, so they keep coming back whether you remember to replant them or not.Lavender is not just for candles<\/span>Growing lavender is far less complicated than the wellness industry would have you believe. It loves full sun, hates overwatering and thrives in dry, rocky soil, all conditions that are very easy to provide. Once established, it blooms from May to October and fills your yard with that scent you\u2019ve been paying $14 a candle for. You can cut it, dry it, use it in the kitchen, or just leave it sitting there looking pretty.Here\u2019s what makes lavender even more compelling. A study in the journal Frontiers in Plant Science<\/a> found that drought stress significantly impacted the quality and composition of lavender\u2019s essential oil. Plants experiencing extreme water stress yielded more than double the oil of well-watered plants, and the drought-related changes were linked to more powerful antibacterial activity, particularly against bacteria that cause foodborne illness. In other words, the plant’s stress response makes it more potent. Lavender is a Mediterranean native and is pretty much designed for low-maintenance American summers. <\/p>\n From black-eyed Susans to stonecrop, some of the most beautiful garden plants are also the most forgiving. Image Credits: Google Gemini<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n![\"Image\"](\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-130549601\/image.jpg\" "\\"From")
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