Garden Design

Foliage-Focused Perennial Shade Garden Plan

Create a stunning shade garden with this perennial combination that shines even without showy blooms. Colorful foliage and contrasting textures add lasting interest all season.

Shade Garden Bed With Hostas and Variegated Foliage

Bring color and texture to part to full shade with this perennial garden layout featuring variegated weigela and hostas that create layers of eye-catching foliage.

Terraced Perennial Border Packed With Color and Texture

See how a Kansas gardener combines colorful perennials with contrasting textures and forms to create a beautiful terraced border that helps manage runoff and erosion.

Bold Front-Yard Flower Border With Sun-Loving Perennials

Add energy to your front-yard flower border with this vibrant perennial combination designed for season-long interest in full sun.

How to Design Stunning Plant Combinations Like a Pro

This garden expert shares her design tips for combining plants to create interest all season — plus a few examples from her own garden, complete with plant lists!

Dynamic & Colorful Summer Flower Combinations

Discover these simple summer plant pairings that deliver vibrant blooms in your flower beds and borders all season.

Romantic Pastel Spring Garden Ideas

These pastel plant combinations lend a delicate feeling as your garden springs to life after winter.

Drought-Tolerant Garden Planting Ideas

Looking for drought-tolerant plants? Try these plant combinations that thrive when water is scarce.

A Softer Palette for Fall Flower Beds

Mix annuals with late-blooming shrubs and perennials for colorful fall flower borders.

Colorful Summer Plantings for Sun and Shade

Attract pollinators and wildlife to your garden with these colorful combinations for sun and shade gardens.

Feed Pollinators with These Cool-Season Plant Combinations

Keep pollinators happy with these spring and fall blooming plant combinations!

Showy Shade Garden Ideas

Create a beautiful shade garden with these plant combinations that showcase foliage and shade-blooming flowers.

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Fall Foliage Combinations Full of Texture

There's no need for flowers when you can grow fall foliage combinations like these for stunning late-season borders!

Easy-Care Fall Garden Planting Ideas

Adding perennials and cool-season annuals can bring a whole new look to your fall garden borders!

Colorful Summer Garden Bed Ideas

Easy-care color for long summer days in the garden is no problem when you have plants like these that thrive in the heat.

Colorful Coleus Plant Combinations

Brighten your shade garden with these colorful coleus plant combinations that will make any garden bed or border pop!

Pollinator Garden Plant Pairings

Plant a pollinator garden that supports bees, butterflies and other beneficial insects with these pairings that will provide nectar from spring through fall.