Plant These Before Summer: 11 Perennials That Fix Bare Yard Spots
If your yard has bare patches before summer, the fix starts with choosing the right perennial for the exact spot. A plant that works on a hot slope may fail under a shade tree, and that match matters. This video walks through 11 perennials for common bare yard spots in American yards, including sunny slopes, hot driveway strips, walkway gaps, dry shade under trees, thin borders, and late-season color gaps. You’ll hear where creeping phlox, creeping sedum, yarrow, catmint, threadleaf coreopsis, creeping thyme, lamb’s ear, big root geranium, black-eyed Susan, bee balm, and New England aster actually belong. It also covers late May planting, first-month watering, light mulch, and a few honest cautions about spreading, rot, mildew, deer pressure, and heat. In this video, you’ll learn: How to match each perennial to a specific bare yard problem Which plants fit sunny slopes, hot driveway strips, walkway gaps, dry shade, and thin borders Why late May planting can still work in many cooler yards, while hotter southern yards need more care What to know about watering, mulch, division, spreading, and common first-year mistakes Chapters: 0:00 Six bare yard spots most homeowners recognize 1:29 Why plant-to-spot matching matters 3:18 Creeping phlox for sunny slopes 5:48 Creeping sedum for dry, baked slopes 7:49 Yarrow for hot driveway strips 10:33 Catmint for hard sunny edges 13:02 Threadleaf coreopsis for dry sunny borders 15:28 Creeping thyme for walkway gaps 18:11 Lamb’s ear for front border edges 20:46 Big root geranium for dry shade 23:50 Black-eyed Susan for thin sunny borders 26:26 Bee balm for fast border fill 28:47 New England aster for fall color 31:44 Watering, mulch, and division after planting If you want practical plant advice before your next garden center trip, subscribe to The Easy Yard. What is the hardest bare spot in your yard right now: a slope, driveway strip, walkway gap, dry shade under a tree, or a thin sunny border? #Gardening #Perennials #LowMaintenanceGarden #YardCare #Groundcovers References mentioned in this video: Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder Monarch Watch University entomology programs and university performance trials Extension services and extension toxicity references
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