A native shrub for sun or shade, with fragrant flower spikes that attract lots of pollinators, including hummingbirds. A great choice for wet sites. Will spread nicely to fill the area and has lovely fall foliage color. Native to the eastern US.

Gold to orange foliage offers a bright backing to even brighter pink flower heads.

Eye-catching orange bells hang on this tender subshrub (meaning; won't tolerate hard freezes). Plant it in a container to bring it inside over the winter!

Give "foodscaping" a try by growing this Vitamin C-rich herb as an edible edging. Black swallowtail butterflies rely on this as a host plant for their young. Illustration courtesy of Botanical Interests.

A tidy and compact mound of evergreen foliage. A native alternative to boxwood. The Proven Winners 2020 Landscape Plant of the Year!

Bright golden foliage makes this tidy pyramid a focal point

A compact forsythia with bright yellow bells the entire length of the stem. Earns the name 'Show Off'!

Cheery yellow trumpets herald spring. One of the most reliably deer-resistant plants for the garden. Bulbs will naturalize and spread over the years. Photo courtesy of National Garden Bureau.

A culinary herb with semi-evergreen, needlelike leaves on a shrubby plant. Aromatic and edible, with small purple flowers that attract pollinators.

Heavy flowering of yellow bells in early spring

This rocket's orange glare will light up your garden. A small and tightly vertical shrub with electric foliage. This one is bred to be sterile to avoid reseeding issues.

Pink gumballs float above clumps of foliage

Deep blue flowers bloom in late summer against glossy, dark green foliage, attracting tons of pollinators. Leaves are not evergreen, but this small subshrub will come back each year up to Zone 5.

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Eight varieties of deer-resistant annuals, such as alyssum, nasturtium, snapdragon, lavender, lupine, hollyhock, foxglove, black-eyed susan and cosmos.

A cheery and classic spring bulb with lots of variety beyond the typical yellow trumpet.

A delicious culinary herb that doubles as a small shrub with semi-evergreen foliage and small purple flowers