Here you ’ll find great plant selection for the Mountain West , Northwest , Southwest , Northern California , and Southern California .

See picks from other share of the state …

MOUNTAIN WEST

Article image

Panayoti Kelaides is the older conservator and outreach director   at theDenver Botanic Gardens .

1.Salvia pachyphyllaComments : The most long - blooming , clean-cut , and spectacular salvia in my Word .

2.Eremurus stenophyllusComments :   Foxtail lilies are the punctuation mark grade of the garden : life ( and the garden ) would be sameness without them . This is the easiest and flashiest of them all .

Article image

3.Iris bucharicaComments : Juno irises are the patrician of bulbs . This is everyman ’s Juno ( and an well-to-do doer everywhere ) .

4.Pulsatilla vulgarisComments : The European pasque flower is easily grown and stunning in flower or seed . A must for every garden .

5.Tulipa humilisComments : This elegant , small tulip has naturalized for me . Its flowers can be come up pinkish or deep purple red . It is a stunning beauty .

Article image

6.Aquilegia caeruleaComments : The most graceful , giant - flowered columbine . It has a heavenly lavender fragrance . If I did n’t list this I would have my Colorado citizenship revoked .

7.Gentiana septemfidaComments : The brilliant down flowers form masses in my garden all summer . I could n’t know without it ! It is everyman ’s gentian and should be in every garden .

8.Origanum libanoticumComments : Summer for me intend wild marjoram : they shimmer and dangle and wave everywhere in my gardens : I can not have enough . More ! More !

Article image

9.Delosperma lavisiae‘Lesotho Pink’Comments : This is currently my best-loved meth flora ( and that order a lot ): steel blue mats wrick cryptical purple blue in winter . It is muffle with refulgent magenta flowers from late March to June and sporadically thereafter … brilliant !

10.Kniphofia caulescensComments :   The foliage is awesome and the bloom to conk out for : all Kniphofias rule !

11.Schizachyrium scoparium‘The Blues’Comments :   Any variety of little bluestem is superb , particularly in autumn and wintertime when they turn twilight rose and glow in backlight . My own personal interior smoke .

Article image

Mary Ann Newcomer is a writer and garden intriguer in Boise , Idaho .

Pinus strobus‘Pendula ’

1.Philadelphus lewisiiComments :   Idaho ’s state prime . When in full bloom , early June , the river depository financial institution are treat with   these gorgeous bush .

Article image

2.Lavendula intermedia‘Grosso’Comments :   A pollinator attraction , slap-up for the family and the garden .

3.Solanum lycopersiconComments : Pass the salt , please .

4.Rhus ideaobata‘Latham ’ or ‘ Heritage ’ or ‘ gloaming Gold’Comments :   There is not finer fruit .

Article image

5.Malus(espaliered motley w/6 unlike cultivars on one trunk)Comments : Of of course I jazz this is cheating . Six cultivar on one flora .

6.Pinus strobus‘Pendula’Comments : blanched pine , Idaho ’s state tree diagram , in a most refined form .

7 . Syringa vulgaris‘Ludwig Spaeth’Comments : Dear to my heart .

Article image

8.Iris germanicaComments :   unfeignedly , the goddess of the recurrent garden , with a redolence like grape vine bubble gum .

9 . Edible greens : mache , lettuce , Eruca sativa , spinach , kale , a admixture of all . remark : They give and give and give .

10.Helleborus orientalisComments :   I ’ve give away these previous in biography , I adore them . January through June .

Article image

11.Hydrangea quercifolia‘Snowflake’or ‘ Pee Wee’Comments :   give three seasons of interest . Awesome . Even drought tolerant if placed in good order .

Katy Nicolich is the laminitis of Blue Sky Perennials in Salt Lake City , Utah .

1.Lavandula angustifoliaComments : Everyone needs a little lavender for fragrance and to pull in bee and butterflies .

Article image

2.DayliliesComments : Brobdingnagian blossom in mid - summertime , easy to grow .

3.Salvia officinalisComments : Essential for the gardener who cooks ; a beautiful works .

4.Iris(bearded iris)Comments : Dramatic early summer coloring ; well-to-do to grow .

Article image

5.DaffodilsandtulipsComments : Gardeners constitute their hopes and visions in October and they issue forth up with a outburst of color in spring .

6.RosesComments : Every garden should have at least one very fragrant rose ; ideally near the lavender .

7.Calamagrostis acutiflora‘Karl Foerster’Comments : One of the best cosmetic pot .

Article image

8.Ocimum basilicum‘Genovese Sweet’Comments : Another essential herb for the gardener who cooks .

9.MenthaComments : A “ must have ” for a summer methamphetamine hydrochloride of iced Camellia sinensis .

10 . genus Tropaeolum majusComments : An edible annual , easy to turn from seed ; cheerful flower .

Article image

11.Agastache rupestrisorcanaComments : Attracts hummingbirds !

NORTHWEST

Contributing editor in chief Linda Chalker - Scott is an filename extension specialiser in urban horticulture iin Seattle , Washington .

Article image

1.Hydrangea macrophyllaComments : Old - fashioned shrub , but beautiful , long - live flowers . And the biochemistry behind what makes the flowers gamey is fascinating !

2.Cercidiphyllum japoniciumComments : Nice tree for urban landscape . I love the leaf shape and the magnificent people of colour change throughout the season .

3.Philadelphus lewisiiComments : Vigorous , sturdy , large bush with the most celestial odoriferous clean flowers . bee adore this plant .

Article image

4.CeanothusComments :   Another hardy shrub for urban landscape . Dwarf s are well suited for little sites , and the profuse , long lasting blue blossom are a delight for bees .

5.Fragaria chiloensisComments :   A tolerant , attractive , sunshine - loving and low - arise ground cover that can mask a pack of landscaping sin .

6.Oxalis oreganaComments :   A dense , attractive and low - acquire ground cover that thrive in deep shade .

Article image

7.Cercis canadensisvar.texensis‘Oklahoma’Comments : A redbud with deep , wine red bloom . Lovely sheeny leave of absence , swell tree diagram for small urban landscape painting .

8.Acer palmatumComments : What would a Pacific NW landscape be without a Japanese maple ? So many choice !

9Quercus garryanaComments : Any large landscape needs this splendid oak tree . I grow up on a farm where we had several of these oak , and they were absolutely gorgeous .

Article image

10LavandulaComments : You ca n’t go wrong with a hefty shrub that produce such amazing flowers . bee love them too .

11.IrisComments :   Any non - bearded , and I am fond to Caucasian , blues and purples . A Frank Lloyd Wright sort of plant , beautiful symmetry .

Riz Reyes is the founder and proprietor ofLandwave Gardensin Shoreline , Washington .

Article image

1.MalusComments : Planting a fruit Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree , such as an apple , when children are young is a way of make something grow with them .

2.Lathyrus odoratusComments : scented pea are easy and wonderfully fragrant and fun to pick .

3.Sedum‘Autumn Joy’Comments : An easy all - around great repeated industrial plant .

Article image

4.TropaeolumComments : Nasturtiums are fun , leisurely and comestible !

5.HemerocallisComments : day lily are tough , extremely attractive and easy and also eatable .

6.Vaccinium‘Sunshine Blue’Comments : Dwarf semi evergreen plant plant with wonderful blueberries and evenfall color .

Article image

7.Hosta‘Guacamole’Comments : Fun name , easy to grow , colourful leave and fragrant flowers .

8.Cosmos astrosanguineusComments : Chocolate Cosmos .

9.NarcissusComments : Easy long - be bulbs .

Article image

10.Pisum sativumComments : Peas are easy to maturate .

11.Helianthus annuusComments : Sunflowers are traditional and will always be admired by young nestling .

Garden writer and speaker Marty Wingate   survive in Seattle , Washington .

Gentiana septemfida ‘Select’

Helianthus‘Lemon tabby ’

1.Mahonia nervosaComments : Northwest native with four - season interest .

2 . Philadelphus‘Belle Etoile’Comments : Smaller mock orange with heavenly fragrance .

Pinus strobus ‘Pendula’

3.Pittosporum tenuifolium‘Golf Ball’Comments : Small broadleaved evergreen plant for year - round filler .

4.Thujopsis dolabrata‘Nana’Comments : gnome conifer with chunky foliage .

5.Helianthus‘Lemon Queen’Comments : flush from former July into October .

Article image

6.Cotinus‘Grace’Comments : The full smoke bush and does n’t bear in mind being cut back hard .

7.Aster frikartii‘Monch’Comments : Sweet lavender blue daisy prime just keep come all summertime long .

8.Mahonia‘Lionel Fortescue’Comments : Spikes of fall and winter flowers feed overwintering Anna ’s hummingbirds .

Salvia officinalis

9.Azara microphyllaComments : Broadleaved evergreen with tiny winter flowers that smell out like chocolate .

10.Rosa‘The Fairy’Comments : Continual sprays of pinkish roses on stalk that will climb up an arbor or into a shrub .

11.Camellia sasanqua‘Setsugekka’Comments : White flowers brighten dark winter day .

Article image

sou'-west

landscape painting designer Scott Calhoun is the proprietor ofZonaGardensin Tucson , Arizona .

Agave‘Victoria Regina ’

Cercidiphyllum japonicum

1.Prosopis julifloraComments : With age , the Arizona native mesquite tree break craggy dark barque . It has ferny leaf , and is so drouth tolerant as to be almost indestructible .

2.Hesperaloe parvifloraComments : A Chihuahuan desert succulent that sends up dozens of pinkish / red-faced shafts in late spring .

3.Leucophyllum pruinosomComments : A tough silvery bush with majestic flowers that sense like grape bubblegum .

Article image

4.Echinocereus engelmanniiComments : Engelmann hedgehog has unbelievable russet and xanthous spines , magenta blossom , and strawberry - flavored yield .

5.Penstemon superbusComments : Tall , elegant red coral - colour flower spikes and glaucous foliage set superb penstemon asunder .

6.Astrophytum myriostigmaComments : The bishop ’s cap cactus is covered in gorgeous silvery feel .

Hosta ‘Guacamole’

7.Ferocactus cylindraceusComments : The grasp barrel cactus can tolerate temperature up to 154 degrees F. ‘ Nuff said .

8.Fouquieria splendensComments : The ocotillo has zigzagging thorny canes pass by orange - red bloom favored by hummingbird .

9 . Agave victoriae - reginaeComments : A really spectacular agave with a tight crown and ashen markings .

Helianthus ‘Lemon Queen’

10.Yucca rostrataComments : Beaked yucca athletics shimmering ash grey atop a stout proboscis .

11.Encelia farinosaComments : Brittlebush ’s chartreuse daisy - similar flowers levitate over its silver leaf .

David Salman is the owner ofHigh Country GardensandSanta Fe Greenhousesin Santa Fe , New Mexico .

Agave ‘Victoria Regina’

1.Agastache‘Ava’Comments : Hummingbird attractive feature , long blooming , great color , stale intrepid .

2.Penstemon pinifolius‘Compactum’Comments : hummingbird , evergreen leaf , drought patient of , long lived , very showy .

3.Salvia‘Raspberry Delight’Comments : Very long fucking , sweet herbal scent , very gaudy heyday , hummingbird magnet .

Article image

4.Lavandula angustifolia‘Sharon Roberts’Comments : Twice blooming each summer , sweet fragrant , long bi - coloured blossom spikes .

5.Campsis‘Madam Galen’Comments : Tough , large growing vine , profuse flub with huge flower , hummingbirds .

6.Malus‘Indian Magic’Comments : Four season interest , unrelenting apples flow songbirds in wintertime , showy fragrant flowers .

Ocimum basilicum

7.Pinus leucodermisComments : drouth tolerant and pest resistant , olive green needles , slow growing .

8.Pyrushybrid :   4 - in-1 engraft varietyComments :   mature 4 different types of Pyrus communis on 1 tree , tardy bloom for more authentic fruit set .

9.Vitis‘St . Theresa’Comments : great seedless grape for all grunge types , fabulously mellisonant yield .

Article image

10.Rubus ‘ Caroline’Comments : Primocane raspberry , large , sweet berries , loose to grow .

11.Ocimum basilicumComments : Essential culinary herbaceous plant .

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

Leucadendron salignum

Jo O’Connell   ownsAustralian Native PlantsNursery in Ventura , California .

1.Banksia integrifoliaComments : marvellous tree , very frost audacious , tall and narrow , no leaf drop-off , cut flush and foliage , wreaths can be made out of the leafage , flower and seed cod , no fertiliser issue or soil fungal problems . Great street tree or windbreak !

2.Hibbertia asperaComments : Fabulous low - growing ground cover , frigid hardy to 16 stage F at least , full Sunday or shade , with child leafage , brilliant sensationalistic flower , drouth tolerant , eating away control , hanging over a wall , easy plant life !

Salvia mexicana ‘Limelight’

3.GrevilleahybridsComments : innumerable long - flowering shrubs from groundcover to great bush and Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree , birdie attracting , cut flowers , screenland , drought- and hoarfrost - hardy , long - flowering ( often in wintertime , spring , and   summer ) , even more flowers when clip !

4.Acacia spectabilisComments : Beautiful small 12 - foot . tall tree with lily-white powdery bole , very frost- and drought - intrepid , bright yellow prime in outpouring , blue foliage !

5.Lomandra longifolia‘Breeze’Comments : Handsome , elusive , frost- and drought - tolerant , full sunshine or mystifying tincture , water or no water , respond to pruning , mass or specimen planting !

Article image

6.Dianella caerulea‘King Alfred ’ or ‘ Casa Blue ’ or ‘ Becca’Comments : lie with the beautiful grass - alike plants , some very blue or low-spirited - green to unripened strappy leave-taking and dismal and yellow flowers followed by masses of blue berry after flowering in summer . Great for erosion control and binding soil ! Container plants too !

7.Leucadendron‘Safari Sunset ’ or ‘ Red Gem ’ orsalignumformsComments : Beautiful shrub with colorful leaves all year , great cut prime , hedge , and screen , frost- and drought - hardy .

8.Leucospermum cordifolium‘Sunrise’Comments : Stunning in flower , hopeful orangish “ pincushion ” flower straits , commonly wide than magniloquent shrubs , drought large-minded , first-class for showing , reduce flowers and specimen shrubs .

Calamagrostis X acutiflora ‘Karl-Foerster’

9.Correa pulchellaComments : Great 4 - ft . shrub for full sun or teetotal shade , blossom from fall through spring , pull hummingbirds . Drought- and freeze - hardy and lowly hedgerow and screen !

10.Adenanthos sericeusComments :   Woolley Bush is so balmy and velvety that it is surd to take the air past without fondle it ! maturate in full Dominicus or refinement , drought- and passably frost - large-minded , great cut blossom and hedge or screen .

11.Scaevola‘Mauve Clusters’Comments :   Fabulous ground cover for all soils and situations . Long inflorescence , full Lord’s Day or shadowiness , drought- and rime - hardy , container flora , hanging basketball hoop or groundcover .

Euphorbia cotinifolia

Contrributing editor and blogger ( Garden Rant ) Amy Stewart lives in Eureka , California .

Salvia mexicana‘Limelight ’

1.Salvia confertifloraComments : Gorgeous dramatic dark red inflorescence , hummingbirds love it .

Cercis canadensis ‘Forest Pansy’

2.Stipa arundinaceaComments : The most mythical ornamental pot ever . shade of pink , gold , fuzz , and dark-green , thrives on neglect .

3.Ricinis communisComments : You knew I ’d have to admit at least one murderous plant , did n’t you ? beaver bean is gorgeous , dramatic , and deadly if you eat it , so just do n’t eat it and you ’ll be ok . Unfortunately , it needs a picayune more heat than my climate provides , so this is my one bit of zone defence . I have to force them indoors with heated seed matte and everything .

4.LavandulaXintermedia‘Grosso’or ‘ Fred Boutin’Comments : You ca n’t endure in California and not acquire lavender . Period . It ’s against the constabulary . This is the one that works so well in goop , sunbaked good , and lavender martinis .

Article image

5.Salvia mexicana‘Limelight’Comments :   Love the burnished gullible blossoming . Hummingbirds love it , too . Needs sun , but almost no care beyond that . I embed Phlomis around it , which release out to protect it from our light frost and really keep it operate .

6.Leonotis leonurusComments : Brilliant , mythic , bright Orange River semblance , get nice and tall , also boom on neglect ( are you hear a pattern here ? ) .

7.Rosmarinus officinalisComments : Again , if you live in California and you do n’t have rosemary in your garden , there ’s something very , very unseasonable . Beautiful all yr long , amazing fragrance , and rosemary focaccia !

Alstromeria aurantica

8.Verbena bonariensisComments : improbable , spiky stems with brilliant purple flowers that hold on for months and months . Once again , no water , no concern . madly easy to make more , just chop up up some healthy , leafy stems and stay them in the ground during showery weather . Because you’re able to see right past them , they are one tall plant that can go anywhere . And they make the most boring garden look fabulous .

9.Salvia gesneriiflora‘Tequila’Comments :   Yes , another salvia ! This one flower all wintertime long for the hummingbird , and it ’s vast , not bad for filling up some big place you do n’t know what to do with .

10.Romneya coulteri‘White Cloud’Comments : I have to let in at least one California native , and this giant crazy white flower with giving chicken essence , resemble nothing more than deep-fried eggs , has to be it ! Beautiful , amazing , and fantastically tough .

Article image

11.Eschscholzia californicaComments : Okay , one more native . The California poppy . World ’s happiest flower . And weirdly , it does n’t precisely behave as an yearly . Leave those plant alone and they ’ll come back yr after year .

1.Escheveria imbricataComments : Super easy in modest climates , producing more ‘ puppy ’ than a person could want ! Forms beautiful drifts that are sure to shanghai your friends , produce them think you know SO much about gardening !

2.Anigozanthos‘Harmony ’ and ‘ Tequila sunrise’Comments :   form hulk spikes of heyday last from May through October . Do n’t be put one over by the other varieties , these are the two that reliably do best in our climate .

Article image

3.Eleagnus pungens‘Gilt Edge’Comments : You ca n’t kill this industrial plant even if you try . It enjoy sun or shadiness , it ’s drouth tolerant , and snails & bullet leave it alone . It really brightens up a fly-by-night area , act as the miss ‘ cheerfulness ’ .

4.Sarcococca ruscifoliaComments : This industrial plant will live in a cave , gravely ! It ’s one of the few that really thrives in rich tone , but the best part is that it ’s always hefty and evergreen plant AND it produce highly fragrant teeny tiny blossom in the tardy wintertime ( when nothing is blossom ! ) . Plant this by a doorway and you ’ll be greeted by its jasmine - same odor in the dreary months of March , when you need it most !

5.Coprosma repens‘Pink Splendor’Comments : Can you tell I love shrubs ? This one ’s shiny , coloured leaf turn shades of pink and terra cotta once the dusty temps hit it , really jazzing up a winter bed . It ’s one of my go - to shrubs to summate structure to a planting bed ( along with , I guess , all the others listed here ! ) .

Article image

6.Callistemon‘Little John’Comments : A dwarf multifariousness of your grannie ’s big ‘ ole bottlebrush shrub . This one , however , has beautiful bluish grey leaves , it ’s tops covenant , and blooms almost nonstop throughout the yr with cranberry cherry flowers . This one is also almost impossible to pop .

7.CalamagrostisX acutiflora‘Karl Foerster’Comments : Again , a super - reliable grass that lend much need upright height to a layer , towering to 6′ with its late summertime heyday . Another well-fixed one for a insure ‘ howler gene . ’

8.Phormium‘Maori Maiden’Comments :   A crucial flora to lend social structure , exciting colors and the necessary episodic ‘ exclaiming point ’ to a planting bottom . Plus , it look FABULOUS withAnigozanthos‘Tequila Sunrise ’ engraft near it . Do that and you ’ll have 6 months of undertake excitement !

Article image

9.Rosa‘Sally Holmes’Comments :   Enough about shrub , here ’s a bloom for you . This climbing rose is partially evergreen here ( yay ! ) and it blossom from April through December . No kidding . It ’s amazing , and you will NOT be let down . Plus , it ’s disease resistant and forms mammoth clusters of bloom , each one resembling a bride ’s nosegay . Alas , it has no scent . But that ’s okay .

10.Aeonium‘Zwartzkopf ’ or ‘ Sunburst’Comments :   These are so easy in soft climates . AND , they ’re impressive as heck , can be used as a passing nerveless ‘ cut flowers ’ , are well passed along to friends , and always look great no matter where you stick them .

11.Euphorbia ceratocarpaComments : You plainly MUST find this genus Euphorbia , no matter what ! It ’s another towering smasher , up to 6 ft . tall   when in efflorescence . Speaking of blooms , they ’re swooning and airy , and dose yellowish and absolutely enshroud this euphorbia for   six months out of the year . It ’s such a stunning show-stopper . Place it next toRosa‘The Prince ’ ( see how I pussyfoot in   a bonus plant   here ? ) for a grand people of colour compounding .

Article image

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Scott Daigre , Divine ofTomatomania , owns a garden designing company in Ojai , California .

Euphorbia cotinifolia

Article image

1.Olea europeana‘Little Ollie’Comments : Handsome , worry free and classic . As comfortable massed in a formal garden as it is mixed into a realistic drouth - tolerant planting .

2.Leucadendron‘Wilson ’s Wonder’Comments : Great gloss in every time of year , ruffianly eccentric and interesting ultimate shape .

3.Rhus lanceaComments : Perfect midsized tree that offers flexibleness in sitting , shaping and ultimate size .

Article image

4.Aloe marlothiiComments : hit semblance and grain with an astonishing bloom .

5.Dymondia margaretaeComments : inflexible soil screen that works in a variety of mode and spaces .

6.Watsonia pillansiiComments : Favor orangish and coral subtlety . rugged and beautiful , deciduous for a shorter full stop than most bulbs . Spring ’s great surprisal .

Article image

7.Rosmarinus officinalis‘Ken Taylor’Comments : classical style , great wintertime peak , and a more relaxed flavor make this a succeeder .

8.NarcissusComments : Spring has arrived when these great blooms show their beautiful face .

9.Lagerstroemia indica‘Natchez’Comments : Great structure , gorgeous summertime bloom , and super fall coloring material in a tough computer software .

Article image

10.Rosa‘Butterscotch’Comments : Great midsized mounting rose with stop - you - in - your - track colouring material .

11.Euphorbia cotinifoliaComments : Staggering colouration , superb figure and flexibility in sitting makes this one an easy qualifier .

Contributing editor and landscape painting decorator Billy Goodnick blogs atCool Green Gardens . He lives in Santa Barbara , California .

Magazine Cover

Cercis canadensis‘Forest Pansy ’

1.Correa‘Ivory Bells’Comments :   Go to institute for easy gray foliage in full sun or fond wraith .

2.Pennisetum orientaleComments : Well behaved diminished grass that adds genius in perennial molding .

Magazine Cover

3.Carex praegracilisComments : Lawn second-stringer .

4.Tibouchina heteromallaComments : Gloriously tropical - looking enceinte shrub , silvery leaves .

5.Cercis canadensis‘Forest Pansy’Comments : timberland look that works in Southern California .

Magazine Cover

6.Cercis occidentalisComments : Tough native , modest enough for any yard , winter flowers .

7.Coleonema pulchrumComments : Star performing artist , delicate look .

8.Aloe striataComments : Medium succulent with scrumptious foliage tolerance and brilliant winter flowers .

Magazine Cover

9.Dymondia margueritaeComments : Tough as Sally Hansen ’s nails , super low , water thrifty reason book binding .

10.Plectranthus argentatusComments : silver mound in low sun , low water .

Virginia Hayes , conservator of the living garden aggregation at theGanna Walska Lotuslandbotanic garden , writes a hebdomadal column in Santa Barbara , California .

Article image

1.Rosa‘Mutabilis’Comments : mutable and nonstop prime !

2.Cuphea micropetalaComments : sturdy and fine-looking .

3.AlstroemeriaComments : Color , colour , color .

Article image

4.Phormium‘Yellow Wave’Comments : Must have .

5.Arctotis acaulis‘Big Magenta’Comments : orca color foliation and bloom .

6.GladiolusComments : Care costless .

Article image

7.Cestrum‘Newellii’Comments : Handsome and attracts insects and shuttlecock .

8.Brugmansia‘Charles Grimaldi’Comments :   Show stopper in salad days and intoxicatingly fragrant in evening .

9.Abelia X grandiflora‘Kaleidoscope’Comments : Good for a dark street corner .

Article image

10.Cordyline‘Festival Grass ™ ’Comments : Saturated color .

11 . Globba winitiiComments : Had to bedevil in one of my favored potted plants .

all right Gardening advocate product

Article image

A.M. Leonard Deluxe Soil Knife & Leather Sheath Combo

Fine horticulture get a commission for items purchased through links on this site , including Amazon Associates and other affiliate ad program .

Get our in style wind , how - to articles , and instructional television send to your inbox .

Article image

sign you up …

Great Native Plants From the Western United States—That Anyone Can Grow

Season’s Greenings at the United States Botanic Garden

Holiday Display at the United States Botanic Garden

Expert Plant Picks: Midwest and Plains

fall in Fine Gardening for a free occupy alive webinar featuring Dr. Janna Beckerman , a renowned plant diagnostician as well as professor emerita at Purdue University and the ornamental technical coach …

When I spot a particular sand dollar cactus ( Astrophytum asterias ) at the Philadelphia Flower Show a few months ago , I knew I was in trouble . With a delightful color pattern …

When we only prioritize plants we want over plants our landscape needs , each season is filled with a never - ending list of chore : pruning , pinching , watering , treating , better , and fertilizing , with …

Article image

Subscribe today and save up to 47%

Video

Touring an Eco-friendly, Shady Backyard Retreat

You must be careful when you enter the backyard of garden decorator Jeff Epping — not because you ’re likely to trip on something , but because you might be dive - flush it by a dyad …

4 Midsummer Favorites From a Plant Breeder’s Garden

Episode 181: Plants You Can’t Kill

Episode 180: Plants with Big, Bold Foliage

4 Steps to Remove Invasive Plants in Your Yard

All Access members get more

Sign up for afree trialand get access to ALL our regional content , plus the rest of the member - only content library .

Start Free Trial

Article image

Get complete site access code to expert advice , regional subject matter , and more , plus the photographic print cartridge holder .

begin your FREE visitation

Already a member?sign in

Article image

Article image

Article image

Article image

Article image

Article image

Article image

Article image

Article image

Article image

Article image

Article image

Article image

Article image

Article image

Article image

Article image

Article image

Article image

Article image

Magazine Cover

Article image

Article image

Article image

Article image

Article image

Article image

Article image

Article image