Summary

  • Roses and lavender are easy to grow and provide year-round beauty, great for boosting curb appeal.
  • Daylilies and sunflowers are strong and colorful plants that bloom all summer, attracting pollinators.
  • Cosmos, mandevilla, and bacopa offer long-lasting beauty, perfect for enhancing your home's appearance.

Curb appeal is becoming more and more important in the housing market, and it can be a good way to boost the value of your home. Home improvement can be expensive, but a little gardening goes a long way and it's very budget-friendly! Adding flowers and greenery to your front yard and backyard will set your house apart and draw more eyes to the property.

Gardening is something anyone can enjoy, and it brings beauty to any home or yard. Planting flowers is relaxing and rewarding when it all comes together. So, your next step is to decide which beautiful summer flowers you can add to your garden to help with curb appeal.

Roses: The Garden Classic

Get blooms in any color you like with this traditional favorite

Shrub rose
Shrub rose in bloom
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Roses (Rosa) are a classic! Always a beautiful addition to any home or garden, they are a go-to for anyone looking to add some appeal to their home. Roses are not difficult to grow, and they grow in a huge variety of colors and species.

Flower

Rose (Rosa)

Sunlight

Full sunlight, six hours daily

Soil

Rich, well-draining soil

Colors

  • Yellow
  • Orange
  • Red
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • White
  • Blue
  • Plant these popular summer flowers in containers, directly in the soil, anywhere in the garden you want.
  • Roses are perfect for boosting curb appeal, because there are enough varieties of them to get blooms year-round.
  • Many roses species love the full, direct sun and plenty of water, but you have a huge selection to choose from. You can grow roses in every area of your property!

Type

Characteristics

Size

Varieties

Shrub

Hardy and disease-resistant

1 to 4 feet tall

  • Knock Out®
  • 'Explorer'

Species

Native flowers

3 to 6 feet tall

  • Rosa blanda 'Meadow Rose'
  • Rosa carolina 'Carolina Rose'
  • Rosa arkansana 'Prairie Rose'

Old garden

Highly fragrant

3 to 10 feet tall

  • Rosa × alba 'White York Rose'
  • Rosa × centifolia 'Cabbage or Moss Rose'
  • Rosa × damascena 'Damask Rose'

Climbing

Lots of flowers

5 to 20 feet high or long

  • 'William Baffin'
  • 'John Cabot'

Modern

Highly popular species

2 to 6 feet tall

  • Hybrid tea
  • Floribunda
  • Grandiflora

You will find rose flower varieties in shrub and climbing species, so you have options to fill up outdoor spaces in different ways.

Daylily Is a Beautiful Option

Bring brilliant color and beauty to any area of the yard

Day lily
Scarlet daylily
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Daylilies (Hemerocallis) are great perennials and are easy to grow summer flowers that you can enjoy for many years. The beautiful color and shape of the blooms make these flowers an excellent choice for boosting curb appeal. The flowers grow in sizes ranging anywhere from 8 inches to 5 feet.

  • They thrive with the sun, water, and just about any soil type.
  • Daylilies are strong plants because they are long-lasting and come back each year.
  • The flowers come in many different colors, and they start to bloom in midsummer (from the end of June to the beginning of July).
  • The plants will continue to flower into the fall.
  • The most exciting part, new blooms appear each day, so you always have something to look forward to.

Flower

Daylily (Hemerocallis)

Sunlight

Partial shade, f​​​​​our to six hours sunlight per day

Soil

Well-draining soil

Colors

  • Yellow
  • Orange
  • Red
  • Pink
  • Purple

Lavender Is a Multi-Purpose Favorite

A common garden plant, this herb is prized for lots of reasons

Lavender plants
Lavender plants growing in the garden
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Growing lavender (Lavandula) is very easy, and it is an amazing addition to any garden. Its beautiful purple flowers and wonderful smell will boost curb appeal and draw people into your home. You can grow lavender in pots around your yard or in your garden with other flowers. It prefers full sun and soil with good drainage. Lavender grows in tall stalks tipped with flowers.

  • Lavender is a popular herbal ingredient in all sorts of DIY crafts, from soaps to essential oils.
  • Even the dried flowers of the plant can be used to provide a sweet scent.
  • Lavender is instantly recognizable in the garden, and a great curb appeal choice because it usually gets noticed.

Flower

Lavender (Lavandula)

Sunlight

Full sunlight

Soil

Well-draining soil

Colors

  • Purple
  • White
  • Pink

Fuchsia Gets Attention

It's impossible not to notice these vibrant blooms

Sunlit fuchsia in the daytime
Vibrant fuchsia flowers
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The interesting-looking fuchsia flower will bring something new to your garden. The vibrantly-colored blossoms have a red base with purple petals and will make your garden stand out. They bloom on a shrub-like plant that can bring a lot of pretty foliage to your yard.

  • Fuchsia will attract hummingbirds, the main pollinators of this flower.
  • The plant is not only beautiful, but also easy to grow and care for!
  • Fuchsia are easiest to grow in a sheltered spot in your garden with good soil drainage.

Flower

Fuchsia

Sunlight

Partial shade

Soil

Rich, well-draining soil

Colors

  • Purple
  • White
  • Pink
  • Red

Sunflower Always Stands Out

Tall, vibrant, and easy to notice

Sunflowers in a garden behind a white fence
Sunflowers in a garden behind a white fence
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Sunflowers (Helianthus annuus) are bright and beautiful and noticeable to just about anyone who sees them. They are highly recognizable and a popular garden addition. Sunflowers have a way of looking cheerful, naturally lifting the spirits, and they have a vibrant color. With "sun" right there in the name and the classic look, they are pretty summer flowers that will make the yard more eye-catching!

The flowers grow to be very tall, reaching heights up to 7 feet.

  • The vibrant blossoms are strong and long-lasting.
  • Sunflowers begin to bloom as early as July and will keep blooming into October.
  • If you sow your sunflowers every few weeks, there will be non-stop blossoms in your garden.

Sunflowers grow the best when they are in direct sunlight for six to eight hours each day.

Flower

Sunflowers (Helianthus annuus)

Sunlight

Full sunlight

Soil

Well-draining soil

Colors

  • Yellow
  • Orange
  • Red
  • Brown
  • White

Cosmos Will Bring Birds and Compliments

These flowers attract both pollinators and positive attention

Chocolate cosmos blooming
Chocolate cosmos blooming in the garden
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Cosmos are dainty, delicate-looking flowers that boost a home's curb appeal with beautiful colors and long-lasting blooms. The flowers closely resemble daisies and will attract a variety of birds, bees, and butterflies to your garden.

The flowers grow best in full sun, with a lot of water and mulch to retain soil moisture, but they can survive in just about any soil, even poor soil with limited drainage.

Flower

Cosmos

Sunlight

Full sunlight

Soil

Rich, well-draining soil

Colors

  • Pink
  • Yellow
  • White
  • Red
  • Orange

Mandevilla Is a Tropical Beauty

Bring this exotic blossom to your property

Mandevilla sanderi
Bright red madevilla flowers
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Mandevilla is a vining plant that produces beautiful blossoms. The plant is also known as rocktrumpet. The showy, tropical-looking flower is perfect for boosting curb appeal. Because of their tropical good looks, these blossoms as perfect as summer flowers.

  • It will attract attention with its amazing smell and bright tropical colors in shades of red, pink, yellow, and white.
  • Mandevilla flowers love hot temperatures, like their native tropical or subtropical weather.
  • The flowers will start blooming in the early summer and will keep blooming into the fall.
  • Mandevilla may go dormant if you live in cooler temperatures, but will come back when it is warm again.

Flower

Mandevilla

Sunlight

Full sunlight

Soil

Well-draining soil

Colors

  • Peach
  • White
  • Pink
  • Red

Bacopa Will Grow and Bloom All Season

Bring bright green and pretty flowers to the yard all summer

Bacopa blossoms up close
Bacopa flowers
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Bacopa (Bacopa monnieri) is a creeping grow that blossoms in small flowers that will have an impact on your curb appeal.

  • The flower blooms all summer long and comes in a variety of colors, including white, pink, blue, or lavender.
  • These flowers are great for containers, planters, or hanging baskets, making them very versatile.
  • Bacopa thrives in full sunlight with a lot of water, but with little work, you will have a big reward because these flowers come back each year.

These flowers need regular pruning, because they can get overgrown with time.

Flower

Bacopa (Bacopa monnieri)

Sunlight

Partial shade to full sun

Soil

Moist soil

Colors

  • White
  • Pink
  • Blue
  • Lavender

Increase Your Home's Appeal!

Make your home stand out for beauty and colors with summer flowers that will keep boosting curb appeal all season long.

Make your home stand out for beauty and colors with summer flowers that will keep boosting curb appeal all season long.

Choose summer blossoms that are easy to grow and beautiful to look at, and you will make your property look much more attractive. It can make a huge difference!