grow them in hessian bags or boxes. 5. Stick to beautiful foliage and then flowers are a bonus At our place we mostly grow perennials with lush, colourful foliage -- I'm not that into flowers. Then again, so much of that lush foliage bursts into flowers at one time or another that I might be mistaken. Agapanthas, geraniums, gerberas, daphne, gardenias, lavender and magnolias are just some of the blooms we enjoy with practically no maintenance required. When the flowers aren't there, the garden still looks lovely with lovely silvers, reds, purples and every shade of green looking awesome. At the risk of sounding like Costas Georgiadis -- the hairiest man on television if not the entire planet -- I urge you to get out into your garden and have a think about how you can make it lovely on much less time. It's so easy to do and so worthwhile. How does your own garden grow? Do you love it? Maxabella is a mum of three, a blogger and the Editor of Village Voices. ________________ This post is part of the Time Shavers story, brought to you by Schick Intuition .