Hi. I have about a 10x10 space on the side of my house where I'd like to put a small flower garden. It doesn't have to be a butterfly garden, but I figure it might as well be. This part of my yard is out of the way and I rarely go over there. I'll mostly only see this garden from my 3rd floor window or when visiting my neighbors (you can see their blue chair and fire pit in the picture) so low maintenance is key.
I am pretty new to gardening but I got a book call Taming Wildflowers and it claims that there are a lot of benefits to Wildflowers including no need to water them, no need to fertilize them and disease resistance. Also, they can attract butterflies.
Assuming that's true, I'd like to find a mix that will work well together. Some of the recommended plants are milkweed, black eyed Susans, bee balm and Purple Coneflower. If I divided the space into 4ths and planted these 4 perennials, would they play nicely with each other or would say the black eyed susans overrun everything? Keep in mind that I only plan to tend to this garden about once a month or less. If any of these are "invasive" and would try to conquer the others, can you please recommend a few that would play nicely with each other?
