• Iris: Bearded or not, this flower never disappoints if you plant it properly. Make sure the bulb is set slightly above the soil surface.
• Delphinium: In full sun these bloom tall spikes in either blue, purple, red, pink yellow and white.
•  Peony: Needs full sun and time. Peonies usually take a couple of years to become established and show their gorgeous petals. Never bury the buds more than two inches below the soil’s surface.
•  Purple Coneflower: These re-seed themselves and do well in hot and dry spots. Remember, “the first year they sleep, the second they creep and the third year they leap with color.”
•  Yarrow: In white, yellow and pink this plant actually needs a hot, dry spot with poor soil.

While I'm not personally the best gardener in Andover, I do know how landscaping and curb appeal add value to your home.  Just drive around town yourself and take note of the homes which appeal to you--no doubt the landscaping is part of the appeal.  The good news is, with easy to grow perennials you don't have to spend alot of money or time adding value to your home!

You only have one chance to make a first impression.  In today's market curb appeal is critically important to a successful home sale.  Did you know landscaping can improve the value of your home by as much as 7-15%?  And while some home improvements have a low return on investment, landscaping can return as much as 100-200% when it comes to selling your home (according to Money Magazine).  So with that in mind here are some tips for easily adding colorful, low maintanence periennial plants to your home's landscaping.   Experienced gardeners know the value of an easy to care for perennial as it gives the garden color and interest every year with very little care, provided that their location is carefully chosen and roots are properly established with good watering. These particular perennials are hardy and highly resistant to disease, making them a foolproof garden addition for many years to come.

• Astilbe: If you have a shady spot with moist soil, this plant will fill it in with nice foliage and it’s soft, feathery plumes of either white, pink or red.
• Bee Balm: Deer resistant, this pompom flowered plant attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds due to its succulent nectar. It thrives in full sun or light shade.
• Bleeding Heart: Shady gardens are the perfect spot for this spring bloomer. The unusual dangling, heart-shaped flowers are lined up side-by-side on each stem and come in pink, white and red.
• Daylily: These do amazingly well in hot, dry spots. They bloom all the way from early summer to fall.