I’m a gardening pro – the plants which will last for 50 years WITHOUT any maintenance

GARDENS are a lot of work, but if you're mindful about what you plant, you can save time and energy year after year.

One gardening pro said that some species of flower can even last decades with shockingly little maintenance.

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Speaking to Real Simple, Blythe Yost said the secret to garden longevity is picking perennials.

"Plants like peonies and iris will easily live on for 50 years if left undisturbed," said Yost, who is a landscape architect and CEO and co-founder of landscape design company Tilly.

Meanwhile, other plants, like coreopsis and nepeta, don't live quite as long, but their lifespans can be lengthened with regular division.

Often, gardeners will choose to plant "showy" annuals that need to be planted again after they've died off.

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Even though those flowers last longer during the season, once they fade away from your garden, they're gone for good.

"Perennials typically have a shorter bloom cycle than annuals," Yost explained to the outlet.

And among the perennials you plant, some will have shorter bloom cycles, and may go dormant during resting periods when they don't show flowers.

If you want to extend the life of your perennials and increase the blooms you see next season, the expert said that a little work goes a long way.

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Cut perennials back in the fall. That simple maintenance will create brilliant, full blooms come spring, Yost advised.

Further, skip the trendy flowers that are Instagram fads and go for classics. As fun as exotic species are, your garden will thrive if you pick native wildflowers or plants suited to your region.

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Do a little research on your own climate and choose from brilliant blooms like butterfly weed, bee balm, joe pye weed, or phlox.

Then, choose a few annual plants that can complement the perennials you picked as the "base" of your garden.

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That's where you'll be able to take part in trends.

"We're seeing a lot of old-fashioned, whimsical annuals woven into perennial beds such as cosmos, verbena bonariensis, zinnias, and cleome," Yost said.

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