Mailbox Planting
With just a few well-chosen plants, you can turn something as small as the area around your mailbox into a unique garden opportunity. Your efforts will not only delight your mail carrier. By surrounding your mailbox with some simple tokens of botanical beauty, you will be making a statement of welcome and hospitality to all who pass by. The challenge is that mailboxes are sited in a variety of (not always ideal) conditions — so where to begin? We can help. Below you’ll find an assortment of dependable, low-maintenance perennials that will thrive around mailboxes. Choose plants for either sun or shade, depending on how your mailbox is sited.
