Gardening
10 Fast-Growing Plants For Your Garden
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Gardening
10 Fast-Growing Plants For Your Garden
Whether you’re starting your garden from scratch or want to amp up this year’s blooms, these plants will quickly fill in any gaps in your yard.
Adding new flowers, bushes, and trees to your garden is a fun way to play around with your outdoor space. That said, many of these plants take time to fully mature and look the way you dream of.
If you err on the side of being an impatient gardener—we’ve all been there—take a peek at these fast-growing plants that will look great during their first season.
Pro tip: buy seedlings or young plants rather than seeds for an even speedier growing season.
1. Hydrangea
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These classic plants are not only low-maintenance—their blooms are known to grow quickly. Hydrangeas can average around 24 inches of growth per year and take around two to three years to fully mature.
2. Cornflower
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These vibrant wildflowers are traditionally found in meadows and pastures, making them particularly susceptible to fast growth. Plant them in early spring for summer blooms.
3. Butterfly bush
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This butterfly-loving bush features purple cone-shaped blossoms that require minimal care. We suggest introducing a young version of this plant into your garden—it will grow more than two feet per year.
4. Forsythia
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With beautiful bright yellow flowers and long branches, forsythia grows about two feet per year. This tall shrub makes for a great privacy border.
5. Crepe myrtle
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Crepe myrtle is a quick-growing shrub with a height that makes it more akin to a tree. With more than two feet of growth per year, these pink blooms will brighten your yard all summer long.
6. Cosmos
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If you prefer to start your plants from seeds, cosmos are a great pick. They reach full maturity within about two months and will bloom until the first frost.
7. Weigela
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This floral bush is a pollinator favourite that will bloom from spring to early summer. It’ll grow about one to two feet every year.
8. Viburnum
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This elegant shrub features an array of multi-hued oval leaves and clusters of white flowers.
9. Zinnias
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Not only are zinnias one of the fastest growing annuals around—it takes about two months to see blooms from germination—they add a fun pop of colour to your garden.
10. Hosta
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These shade-loving perennials will quickly spread out in your garden, filling in any unwanted gaps and blooming in the summer.
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