Plant Guides
In-depth growing guides for the most popular garden plants. Care tips, companion planting, design ideas, and FAQs.
Lavender
Lavandula
The ultimate garden multitasker: fragrant flowers, silvery foliage, drought tolerance, and pollinator appeal. Lavender thrives in poor soil and full sun.
Hydrangea
Hydrangea macrophylla
Spectacular flowering shrubs with massive bloom clusters that last for months. Hydrangeas offer blue, pink, purple, and white flowers in shade or sun.
Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum
The most elegant small tree for any garden. Japanese maples offer stunning leaf shapes, spectacular fall color, and graceful architectural form.
Ornamental Grasses
Various genera
Movement, texture, and year-round interest. Ornamental grasses add a naturalistic, modern element to any garden with minimal care required.
Roses
Rosa
The queen of flowers. Modern roses are easier to grow than ever, with disease-resistant varieties that bloom continuously from spring to frost.
Boxwood
Buxus
The foundation of formal garden design. Boxwood provides year-round evergreen structure, takes shaping beautifully, and defines spaces with elegant precision.
Hosta
Hosta
The king of shade plants. Hostas offer hundreds of varieties with stunning foliage in blues, greens, golds, and variegated patterns for the darkest corners.
Clematis
Clematis
The queen of climbing plants. Clematis offers spectacular flowers in every color, blooming from spring through fall depending on variety.
Bamboo
Bambusoideae
The fastest-growing privacy screen in nature. Clumping bamboo creates dense, elegant screening with an Asian-inspired aesthetic and year-round green.
Succulents
Various genera
Living sculptures for modern gardens. Succulents store water in fleshy leaves, creating geometric, colorful arrangements that thrive on neglect.
Wisteria
Wisteria sinensis / W. floribunda
The most spectacular flowering vine in existence. Wisteria produces cascading curtains of fragrant purple, blue, pink, or white blooms in spring.
Olive Tree
Olea europaea
Timeless Mediterranean elegance. Olive trees bring architectural beauty, silvery foliage, and a sense of age and permanence to any garden.
Ferns
Various genera
Ancient elegance for shade gardens. Ferns bring lush, delicate texture to dark corners where few other plants thrive, creating a cool woodland atmosphere.
Bougainvillea
Bougainvillea
Explosive tropical color for walls, fences, and containers. Bougainvillea produces masses of vibrant pink, purple, orange, and red bracts for months.
Rosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
Aromatic, culinary, and ornamental. Rosemary is a Mediterranean evergreen herb that works as a hedge, ground cover, container plant, and kitchen essential.
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