What are some flowers or plants that are low maintenance, fragrant , and colorful?
I am now disabled and unable to garden the way I used to. My yard now looks a mess. I can not afford a gardener on a regular basis but I have been considering having someone claen out the yard and perhaps plant some all purpose plants and flowers. 
A lot depends also on where you live, the climate, & the humidity. I suggest running a Web search on:
low maintenance plants flowers [your state] ;
and other possibilities:
easy care plants flowers [your state] ;
Drought Tolerant plants flowers [your state] ;
freeze tolerant plants flowers [your state] ;
shade tolerant drought tolerant plants flowers [your state]
Or, substitute some of the suggested words--so you'll be more likely to find things that will work for your circumstances, (i.e., trade: 'proof', for 'tolerant')
using 1 or more of the top 3 Internet Web Search Engines.
As far as bug maintenance goes, organic gardening has figured out some pretty reliable --and much more safe-- ways to deter pests, plant diseases, & fungi.
For instance, a few sites found from 1 Web search (on: organic pest control .org), were:
Gardening the Organic Way
- How Does Your Garden Grow? (compost)
- Toads, Birds, and Bugs--Your Garden's Friends
- Plants and Pest Control
http://watchtower.org/library/g/2002/3/22/article_01.htm
The Invisible Gardener
- "Natural Pest control without harmful pesticides, natural ant control, natural tree care, fertilizing the long-lasting natural way..." http://invisiblegardener.com/
Organic Pest Control information http://oneplan.org/Crop/OrganicPestCtrl.shtml
Factsheet about Organic pest and disease control http://gardenorganic.org.uk/factsheets/gs5.php
One of the flowers that does well where I am, is the Amaryllis belladona. It is drought tolerant, won't die if cut & left untreated, can be left undivided for many, many years. However, it does have leaves --& at another time, flower stems-- that periodically die. One other thing is that it grows just beneath the surface of the ground, so no deep holes need be dug unless to improve the soil! (;
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