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110 detailed profiles covering origin, appearance, light, watering, propagation and problems for every garden plant.

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Rose (Rosa)

Rose (Rosa)

The Rose is the most beloved garden plant in the world - the flower of romance, …
Hydrangea

Hydrangea

The Hydrangea is the big, billowing, generous flowering shrub that anchors so ma…
Lavender

Lavender

Lavender is the silver-leaved, purple-spiked shrub that turns a garden into a sc…
Lilac

Lilac

The lilac is the shrub that announces spring with scent.
Rhododendron & Azalea

Rhododendron & Azalea

Rhododendrons and azaleas are the great spring showstoppers of the acid-soil gar…
Camellia

Camellia

The camellia is the aristocrat of the shade garden - a glossy, evergreen shrub t…
Butterfly Bush (Buddleja)

Butterfly Bush (Buddleja)

The butterfly bush earns its name in the most literal way - in summer, its long …
Forsythia

Forsythia

Forsythia is the shrub that sets the early spring garden alight.
Hibiscus (Hardy & Shrub)

Hibiscus (Hardy & Shrub)

Hibiscus brings a touch of the tropics to temperate gardens.
Spirea

Spirea

Spirea (also spelled spiraea) is one of the most dependable, easy-going flowerin…
Flowering Tobacco (Nicotiana)

Flowering Tobacco (Nicotiana)

Flowering Tobacco is the cottage-garden charmer grown for its clusters of slende…
Cockscomb (Celosia)

Cockscomb (Celosia)

Celosia is one of the most vivid plants you can grow, valued for its intensely c…
Stock (Matthiola)

Stock (Matthiola)

Stock is one of the most intensely fragrant flowers you can grow - a cool-season…
Gaura (Oenothera lindheimeri)

Gaura (Oenothera lindheimeri)

Gaura, often sold as "Whirling Butterflies," is a graceful, airy perennial that …
Magnolia (Magnolia)

Magnolia (Magnolia)

The Magnolia is one of the great flowering plants of the garden - an ancient gro…
Dogwood (Cornus)

Dogwood (Cornus)

Dogwood is a versatile group of garden plants grown for two very different reaso…
Pampas Grass (Cortaderia selloana)

Pampas Grass (Cortaderia selloana)

Pampas grass is one of the most dramatic ornamental grasses you can grow - a hug…
Fountain Grass (Pennisetum)

Fountain Grass (Pennisetum)

Fountain grass is one of the most graceful and popular ornamental grasses for th…
Star Jasmine (Trachelospermum jasminoides)

Star Jasmine (Trachelospermum jasminoides)

Star Jasmine is one of the most rewarding evergreen climbers you can grow - glos…
Passionflower (Passiflora)

Passionflower (Passiflora)

The Passionflower is one of the most extraordinary and exotic-looking climbers y…
Peony

Peony

The peony is one of the most beloved and longest-lived plants in the garden - a …
Hardy Fuchsia (Fuchsia magellanica)

Hardy Fuchsia (Fuchsia magellanica)

The Hardy Fuchsia is the tough, garden-worthy cousin of the tender fuchsias sold…
Hosta

Hosta

The hosta is the undisputed king of the shade garden - grown not for flowers but…
Daylily (Hemerocallis)

Daylily (Hemerocallis)

The daylily is the workhorse of the summer border - a perennial so tough, so ada…
Coneflower (Echinacea)

Coneflower (Echinacea)

The coneflower is one of the great pillars of the modern naturalistic garden - a…
Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia)

Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia)

Black-eyed Susan is pure garden sunshine - masses of golden-yellow daisy flowers…
Salvia

Salvia

Salvia is one of the most useful and rewarding groups of plants in the whole gar…
Catmint (Nepeta)

Catmint (Nepeta)

Catmint is a soft, romantic, hard-working perennial that earns its place in almo…
Phlox

Phlox

Phlox is a quintessential perennial of the cottage and summer border - generous,…
Astilbe

Astilbe

Astilbe is the answer to one of gardening's most common problems: how to bring c…
Coral Bells (Heuchera)

Coral Bells (Heuchera)

Coral bells, Heuchera, is one of the most versatile foliage perennials in the mo…
Sedum / Stonecrop

Sedum / Stonecrop

Sedum, also called stonecrop, is the ultimate easy plant - a hardy succulent per…
Bearded Iris

Bearded Iris

The bearded iris is one of the most striking and architectural flowers in the ga…
Hardy Geranium / Cranesbill

Hardy Geranium / Cranesbill

The hardy geranium - properly called cranesbill - is one of the most genuinely u…
Delphinium

Delphinium

The delphinium is the grand statement of the classic English-style summer border…
Foxglove (Digitalis)

Foxglove (Digitalis)

The foxglove is the elegant spire of the woodland-edge garden - tall, graceful s…
Tulip

Tulip

The tulip is the bold, brilliant heart of the spring garden - the bulb that, mor…
Daffodil (Narcissus)

Daffodil (Narcissus)

The daffodil is the most cheerful and dependable harbinger of spring there is - …
Allium (Ornamental)

Allium (Ornamental)

Ornamental alliums are among the most striking and architectural plants in the g…
Dahlia

Dahlia

The dahlia is the dazzling star of the late-summer and autumn garden - a plant o…
Gladiolus

Gladiolus

The gladiolus is the great vertical flourish of the summer garden - tall, dramat…
Crocus

Crocus

The crocus is the brave little flower that opens first - pushing up through cold…
Hyacinth

Hyacinth

The hyacinth is, above all, a fragrance - one of the most intense, far-reaching …
Lily (Asiatic & Oriental)

Lily (Asiatic & Oriental)

The lily is one of the grandest flowers a bulb can give - tall, elegant stems ca…
Petunia

Petunia

The petunia is the workhorse of the summer container - the plant that, more than…
Marigold

Marigold

The marigold is the bright, cheerful, hardworking annual that almost every garde…
Geranium (Pelargonium)

Geranium (Pelargonium)

This is the plant almost everyone calls a "geranium" - the bright, dependable, s…
Begonia (Outdoor)

Begonia (Outdoor)

The begonia is one of the most useful summer plants for a tricky situation: it b…
Impatiens (Busy Lizzie)

Impatiens (Busy Lizzie)

Impatiens - long known affectionately as "busy Lizzie" - is the great shade-bedd…
Sunflower

Sunflower

The sunflower is pure summer joy - the tall, golden, beaming giant that turns it…
Zinnia

Zinnia

The zinnia is the dazzling, no-fuss star of the hot summer garden - an annual th…
Pansy & Viola

Pansy & Viola

Pansies and violas are the cheerful little faces that keep a garden colorful whe…
Cosmos

Cosmos

Cosmos is the airy, effortless, romantic annual that gardeners reach for when th…
Snapdragon (Antirrhinum)

Snapdragon (Antirrhinum)

The snapdragon is one of the most charming and playful flowers in the garden - a…
Clematis

Clematis

Clematis is, by common consent, the queen of the garden climbers - a vast and va…
Climbing & Rambling Roses

Climbing & Rambling Roses

Climbing and rambling roses take the most beloved flower in the world and send i…
Wisteria

Wisteria

Wisteria is one of the most magnificent - and most demanding - plants a gardener…
Honeysuckle (Lonicera)

Honeysuckle (Lonicera)

Honeysuckle is the climber of the warm summer evening - a cottage-garden classic…
Jasmine

Jasmine

Jasmine is, above all else, fragrance - the name itself has become a byword for …
Ivy (Hedera, Outdoor)

Ivy (Hedera, Outdoor)

Ivy is the great problem-solver of the garden - the tough, evergreen, self-cling…
Boxwood (Buxus)

Boxwood (Buxus)

Boxwood - simply "box" to many gardeners - is the great structural evergreen of …
Climbing Hydrangea

Climbing Hydrangea

The climbing hydrangea is the answer to one of the trickiest questions in garden…
Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum)

Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum)

The Japanese maple is, for many gardeners, the most beautiful small tree it is p…
Ornamental Grasses

Ornamental Grasses

Ornamental grasses are the plants that brought movement, light, and texture into…
Yew (Taxus)

Yew (Taxus)

Yew is the great timeless evergreen of gardens - the deep, dark, almost black-gr…
Privet (Ligustrum)

Privet (Ligustrum)

Privet is the familiar, hardworking hedging plant of countless gardens - the den…
Tomato

Tomato

The tomato is, for countless gardeners, the crop that started it all - the first…
Strawberry

Strawberry

The strawberry is the easiest, sweetest, most rewarding fruit a beginner can gro…
Culinary Herbs Bed

Culinary Herbs Bed

A culinary herbs bed is one of the most useful and rewarding things any gardener…
Blueberry

Blueberry

The blueberry is one of the most desirable fruit bushes for the home garden - pr…
Fruit Trees - Apple, Cherry & Plum (Home Orchard Intro)

Fruit Trees - Apple, Cherry & Plum (Home Orchard Intro)

A fruit tree is one of the most generous, long-lasting things a gardener can pla…
Aster (Symphyotrichum spp.)

Aster (Symphyotrichum spp.)

The Aster is one of the great stars of the autumn garden - a daisy-flowered pere…
Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)

Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)

The Chrysanthemum, affectionately known as the "mum," is the signature flower of…
Russian Sage (Salvia yangii)

Russian Sage (Salvia yangii)

Russian Sage is one of the most rewarding plants for a hot, sunny, low-maintenan…
Shasta Daisy (Leucanthemum x superbum)

Shasta Daisy (Leucanthemum x superbum)

The Shasta Daisy is the quintessential garden daisy - the cheerful, crisp, white…
Columbine (Aquilegia spp.)

Columbine (Aquilegia spp.)

Columbine is one of the most enchanting and distinctive flowers of the late spri…
Lupine (Lupinus spp.)

Lupine (Lupinus spp.)

The Lupine is one of the most dramatic and beloved plants of the early-summer ga…
Hollyhock (Alcea rosea)

Hollyhock (Alcea rosea)

The Hollyhock is the grand old giant of the cottage garden - a towering, romanti…
Weigela (Weigela florida)

Weigela (Weigela florida)

Weigela is one of the most generous and easygoing of the old-fashioned flowering…
Bleeding Heart (Lamprocapnos spectabilis)

Bleeding Heart (Lamprocapnos spectabilis)

The Bleeding Heart is one of the most charming and instantly recognizable plants…
Sweet Pea (Lathyrus odoratus)

Sweet Pea (Lathyrus odoratus)

The Sweet Pea is the most fragrant climbing annual of the cottage garden - a sle…
Coreopsis / Tickseed (Coreopsis grandiflora)

Coreopsis / Tickseed (Coreopsis grandiflora)

Coreopsis, commonly known as tickseed, is one of the most cheerful and dependabl…
Viburnum (Viburnum spp.)

Viburnum (Viburnum spp.)

Viburnum is one of the most useful and rewarding groups of garden shrubs there i…
Smokebush (Cotinus coggygria)

Smokebush (Cotinus coggygria)

The Smokebush, also called the smoke tree, is a deciduous shrub grown above all …
Mock Orange (Philadelphus coronarius)

Mock Orange (Philadelphus coronarius)

The Mock Orange is one of the great old-fashioned flowering shrubs - a tough, ea…
Lamb's Ear (Stachys byzantina)

Lamb's Ear (Stachys byzantina)

Lamb's Ear is the plant everyone reaches out to touch.
Joe-Pye Weed (Eutrochium purpureum)

Joe-Pye Weed (Eutrochium purpureum)

Joe-Pye weed is a stately native North American perennial built for the back of …
Balloon Flower (Platycodon grandiflorus)

Balloon Flower (Platycodon grandiflorus)

The Balloon Flower is one of the most charming and well-behaved perennials you c…
Japanese Anemone (Anemone hupehensis / Anemone x hybrida)

Japanese Anemone (Anemone hupehensis / Anemone x hybrida)

The Japanese Anemone, often called the windflower, is one of the loveliest plant…
Globe Thistle (Echinops ritro)

Globe Thistle (Echinops ritro)

The Globe Thistle is one of the most striking architectural plants you can grow …
Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)

Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)

Yarrow is one of the toughest, most rewarding perennials a gardener can grow.
Bee Balm (Monarda)

Bee Balm (Monarda)

Bee balm, also known as bergamot or monarda, is one of the best pollinator peren…
Penstemon (Beardtongue)

Penstemon (Beardtongue)

Penstemon, commonly called beardtongue, is a graceful, long-flowering perennial …
Gaillardia (Blanket Flower)

Gaillardia (Blanket Flower)

Gaillardia, universally known as blanket flower, is one of the sunniest, most ch…
Liatris (Blazing Star / Gayfeather)

Liatris (Blazing Star / Gayfeather)

Liatris, known as Blazing Star or Gayfeather, is one of the most striking flower…
Baptisia (False Indigo)

Baptisia (False Indigo)

Baptisia, commonly called False Indigo, is one of the finest long-lived perennia…
Kniphofia (Red Hot Poker / Torch Lily)

Kniphofia (Red Hot Poker / Torch Lily)

Kniphofia, known as Red Hot Poker or Torch Lily, is one of the most dramatic flo…
Agapanthus (Lily of the Nile)

Agapanthus (Lily of the Nile)

Agapanthus, often called Lily of the Nile or African Lily, is a favourite for it…
Canna Lily (Canna)

Canna Lily (Canna)

The Canna Lily is one of the boldest, most dramatic plants you can add to a summ…
Calla Lily (Zantedeschia)

Calla Lily (Zantedeschia)

The Calla Lily is one of the most elegant flowers in the garden - prized for its…
Ranunculus (Ranunculus asiaticus)

Ranunculus (Ranunculus asiaticus)

The Ranunculus, often called the Persian Buttercup, produces some of the most ex…
Muscari (Grape Hyacinth)

Muscari (Grape Hyacinth)

Muscari, commonly known as the Grape Hyacinth, is one of the easiest and most ch…
Snowdrop (Galanthus)

Snowdrop (Galanthus)

The Snowdrop is the flower that ends winter.
Dianthus / Pinks (Dianthus)

Dianthus / Pinks (Dianthus)

Dianthus, known to gardeners as pinks, are the sweetly clove-scented cottage-gar…
Primrose (Primula)

Primrose (Primula)

The Primrose is one of the best-loved harbingers of spring - a low rosette of cr…
Candytuft (Iberis)

Candytuft (Iberis)

Candytuft is a low, spreading evergreen plant that erupts into such a dense shee…
Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus)

Nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus)

The Nasturtium is one of the easiest and most cheerful annuals a gardener can gr…
Calendula (Calendula officinalis)

Calendula (Calendula officinalis)

Calendula, often called Pot Marigold, is a cheerful, easy-going hardy annual tha…
Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia maritima)

Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia maritima)

Sweet Alyssum is a low, spreading annual grown for its dense carpet of tiny, hon…
Lobelia (Lobelia erinus)

Lobelia (Lobelia erinus)

The trailing and bushy Lobelia is one of the great classics of summer containers…

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