Garden Plant Gallery

Browse this collection of popular, reliable, and readily available plants to help you plan beautiful garden beds

We've compiled this photo gallery as a companion to the illustrated book, Design-Your-Garden Toolkit. Many of the plants featured in the book are presented here, in living color, to give you a better idea of how they will look in your garden.

Featured

fern-leaf yarrow

Achillea filipendulina
Zones: 3 to 9
Size: Up to 4-ft. high and 3-ft. wide
Prefers: Full sun
Flowers: Mid to late summer

smooth hydrangea

Hydrangea arborescens 'Incrediball'
Zones: 3 to 9
Size: Up to 5-ft. high and 5-ft. wide
Prefers: Partial shade
Flowers: June to August

'Fanal' Astilbe

Astilbe X arendsii 'Fanal'
Zones: 4 to 8
Size: Up to 30 inches tall and 18 inches wide
Prefers: Full sun /Partial shade
Flowers: Early Summer

Anise Hyssop

Agastache sp.
ones: 6 to 10
Size: Up to 48 inches tall and 36 inches wide
Prefers: Full sun
Flowers: Summer

'Secret Affair' Coneflower

Echinacea 'Secret Affair'
Zones: 4 to 9
Size: Up to 24 inches tall and 24 inches wide
Prefers: Full sun /Partial shade
Flowers: Mid Summer

Threadleaf Bluestar

Amsonia hubrichtii
Zones: 5 to 8
Size: Up to 36 inches tall and 36 inches wide
Prefers: Full sun /Partial shade
Flowers: Spring

Wormwood

Artemisia 'Powis Castle'
Zones: 6 to 9
Size: Up to 36 inches tall and 24 inches wide
Prefers: Full sun

Oakleaf Hydrangea

Hydrangea quercifolia
Zones: 5 to 9
Size: Up to 8 feet tall and 8 feet wide
Prefers: Full sun /Partial shade
Flowers: Summer

'Always Afternoon' Daylily

Hemerocallis 'Always Afternoon'
Zones: 3 to 9
Size: Up to 24 inches tall and 24 inches wide
Prefers: Full sun /Partial shade
Flowers: Summer

Himalayan Maidenhair Fern

Adianyum venustum
Zones: 4 to 8
Size: Up to 6 inches tall and 24 inches wide
Prefers: Full sun /Partial shade

Angelina Sedum

Sedum rupestre 'Angelina'
Zones: 3 to 11
Size: Up to 6 inches tall and 36 inches wide
Prefers: Full sun
Flowers: Summer

Wormwood

Artemisia 'Powis Castle'
Zones: 6 to 9
Size: Up to 36 inches tall and 24 inches wide
Prefers: Full sun

Browallia americana

Artemisia 'Powis Castle'

Adiantum pedatum

Alchemilla mollis

Bergenia cordifolia

Achillea 'Coronation Gold'

Asarum canadensis

Aruncus aethusifolius

Asarum europaeum

Astrantia major 'Rubra'

Athyrium niponicum Pictum

Asarum_europaeum

Astilbe 'Bonn'

Tradescantia

Browallia americana

Begonia_grandis

Featured

Athyrium niponicum 'Pictum'

Asarum europaeum

Epimedium X rubrum

Foeniculum vulgare 'Purpureum'

Polygonatum odoratum 'Variegatum'

Crocosmia 'Lucifer'

Corydalis lutea

Hosta 'Regal Splendor'

Alchemilla mollis

Carex oshimensis 'Everillo'

Hemerocallis 'Prince Redbird'

Hemerocallis 'Itsy Bitsy Spider'

Hydrangea quercifolia

Stipa tenuissima

WEEPING JAPANESE MAPLE
Acer palmatum cv. • Zones: 5-8
Full sun/partial shade • Up to 15' tall/wide

Leucanthemum X superbum 'Becky'

Hosta 'Sum and Substance'

Schizachyrium scoparium

Actaea simplex 'Hillside Black Beauty'

Calamagrostis X acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'

Echinops ritro 'Veitchs Blue'

Hosta 'Sum and Substance'

Leucanthemum X superbum 'Becky'

Heuchera 'Green Spice'

Stachys byzantina 'Big Ears'

Veronicastrum virginicum

Asarum europaeum

Carex 'Ice Dance'

Echinacea 'Mama Mia'

Polygonatum odoratum 'Variegatum'

Featured

Nepeta racemosa 'Walkers Low'

Stachys byzantina 'Big Ears'

Digitalis grandiflora

Athyrium niponicum 'Pictum'

Heuchera villosa 'Autumn Bride'

Heuchera 'Obsidian'

Crocosmia 'Lucifer'

Hosta 'August Moon'

Sedum 'Purple Emperor'

Stachys byzantina 'Big Ears'

Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola'

Hemerocallis 'Jungle Beauty'

Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost'

Pachysandra procumbens

Hosta 'Krossa Regal'

Echinacea purpurea 'White Swan'

Hosta 'Krossa Regal'

Stipa tenuissima

Stonecrop
Sedum 'Autumn Joy'

Yucca filamentosa 'Color Guard'

Pachysandra procumbens

Foeniculum vulgare 'Purpureum'

Leucanthemum X superbum 'Becky'

Hosta 'Guacamole'

Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola'

Liatris_spicata 'Kobold'

Coreopsis verticillata 'Moonbeam'

Phlox paniculata 'David'

Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light'

Physocarpus opulifolius 'Summer Wine'

Featured

Hosta 'Wide Brim'

Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost'

Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal'

Actaea 'Brunette'

Sedum 'Autumn Joy'

Kirengeshoma palmata

Hosta 'August Moon'

Coreopsis verticillata 'Zagreb'

Heuchera 'Mahogany'

Panicum virgatum 'Heavy Metal'

Cotinus coggygria cv.

Hosta 'Krossa Regal'

Rudbeckia 'Goldsturm'

Hakonechloa macra 'All Gold'

Heuchera 'Mocha'

Eupatorium

Heuchera 'Obsidian'

Yucca 'Golden Sword'

Yucca filamentosa 'Color Guard'

Echinacea purpurea

Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light'

Hakonechloa macra 'All Gold'

Polygonatum odoratum 'Variegatum'

Sedum 'Autumn Joy'

Hosta 'Great Expectations'

Lobelia cardinalis

Carex morrowii 'Variegata'

Lobelia_siphilitica

Hosta sieboldiana var. elegans

Perovskia atriplicifolia

Featured

Geranium 'Rozanne'

Hosta 'Great Expectations'

Chelone lyonii 'Hot Lips'

Perovskia atriplicifolia

Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum'

Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola'

Design-Your-Garden Toolkit

Visualize the Perfect Plant Combinations for Your Yard; Step-by-Step Guide with Profiles of 128 Popular Plants, Reusable Cling Stickers, and Fold-Out Design Board

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