Simple Garden Plan for a Corner Garden

Simple Garden Plan for a Corner Garden Every landscape has a corner which can be turned into a beautiful perennial display with the colorful plants selected for this Versatile Corner Garden. While the diagram is designed to fit in an 8′ x 8′ area, the 14 plants can be arranged on a corner or a home or in dozens of […]

Garden, Easy-Care Shade Plan

Easy-Care Shade Gardening Plan There is no reason why you shouldn’t enjoy the color and beauty of gorgeous perennials in areas where beds are shaded from the sun. There are many delightful varieties of shade-loving perennials which can be combined to create beds of elegance and charm, provide a long season of floral beauty, and yet won’t require constant care. […]

Lamppost Half-Circle Garden Plan

An elegant touch for any landscape is a lamppost surrounded by beautiful perennials. You don’t even need a lamppost to create this floral display. You can substitute a signpost, small tree, trelllis or a metal or wooden post with a decorative top. (Consider, for example, a post topped by a charming weather vane.) To create an easy-care Lamppost Garden, Spring […]

Garden, Red Welcome Plan

Show your guests how welcome they are by adding these five beautiful varieties in shades of red to a walkway, around a porch or in containers surrounding an entranceway. Roll out the red carpet for your guests with the Red Welcome Garden. It has a very special way of brightening up the landscape, as well as adding an inviting touch […]

Rose, Very Special Garden Plan

Rose, Very Special Garden Plan Each of these varieties in this exceptional Rose Garden is a delight in itself, but when planted together they create a display of special grandeur. The three Climbing Roses create an especially clever color harmony – crimson red, pinkish red and a bright yellow, double flowering rose. We have them planted together so the canes intertwine […]

Garden, Summer Magic Complete Plan

Garden, Summer Magic Complete Plan Specially selected by nursery professionals to provide variety, charm and lavish color for any garden. Three each: Black-eyed Susan, Red Coral Bells, Dwarf Gaillardia, Blue Chip Campanula, Little Miss Muffet Daisy, Ivory Peach Bellflower, Pink Coneflower, Butterfly Blue Scabiosa, Moonbeam Coreopsis and Pink Coreopsis. Includes complete planting instructions.   A) Coral Bells, Red B) Daisy, […]

A Cutting Garden Plan

A Cutting Garden Plan   The Cutting Garden will help you decorate your home with a bounty of beautiful bouquets. At the same time, you’ll have a colorful garden planting that’s sensational to look at for months on end. And it will get bigger and better as the years go by. Many perennials are ideal for use in creating stunning […]

Home Entrance Garden Plan

Home Entrance Garden Plan Say welcome to your visitors with a delightful entrance garden that adds long-lasting color and interest to your home. A continuous display of blooming flowers will give visitors and passersby a cheerful greeting from spring until the blooming season ends in fall–with very little attention on your part. One of the nicest ways to welcome those who […]

Garden, Fast-Growing Sun Plan

Garden, Fast-Growing Sun Plan Though selected for fast growth, this garden will produce an attractive “old-fashioned” appearance. The hardy and prolific Wonder of Staffa Aster is a splendid cultivar of England’s traditional Michaelmas Daisy. Stella de Oro Daylily adds fragrant yellow blooms throughout the summer. Double Hollyhocks are a popular feature of English cottage gardens, as are the white Ballerina […]

Garden Planting design around a Tree

Garden Planting design around a Tree     A lone tree begs to be underplanted. You can be a lot more creative than simply surrounding it with Ivy, Pachysandra or Vinca. Here, Caladiums are the scene-stealers. (Actually, we prefer their common name, “Rainbow Plants,” because no two leaves are ever identical. They add lively color to shaded areas.) Astilbes heighten […]