Recommended Plants And Profiles On Shrubs, Flowers And Trees
The recommended plants listed here are some of our personal favourites, as well as popular plants and flowers in the Pacific Northwest and many that we have in our garden. Plant profiles include deciduous and evergreen shrubs and trees. It also includes ornamental grasses, bulbs, and herbaceous perennials. The Pacific Northwest region includes southern British Columbia, Canada, and, in the USA, Washington, Oregon and northern California. Many of recommended plants also thrive in similar climates in other parts of the world such as the UK and Japan. Below is a full list of recommended plants, and seasonal garden favourites for Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter. See more about:
Best Perennial Plants And Tips How To Grow
Flowering Plants For Every Season
Deer Proofing Your Yard And Deer Resistant Plants
Great Evergreen Plants For Your Garden
Must-Have Pacific Northwest Native Plants
Low Maintenance And Easy Care Plants
Suitable Plants For Container Gardening
Glossary On Plant Types
Climate Terms And Cold Hardiness Zones
Asclepias tuberosa, butterfly weed or orange milkweed, attracts butterflies to a garden. Here are tips how to grow and care this plant.
Aucuba japonica, or spotted laurel, is a low maintenance, attractive evergreen shrub. Here are tips on how to grow and prune aucuba shrubs.
Choisya ternate, also known as Mexican orange blossom or Mexican mock orange, is a fragrant flowering, evergreen shrub. Tips how to grow and prune.
Aromatic Russian sage is a summer and autumn flowering perennial. Here are tips for where to plant and how to grow Perovskia atriplicifolia.
Tips for planting and growing dusty miller plant (silver ragwort) in the garden. How to grow and care as a perennial or annual depending on your region.
Guide on how to grow Daboecia cantabrica (Irish heath) showing how easy it is to plant, care and prune this low-growing, evergreen shrub.
Heather and heath guide with details where to plant and how to grow and prune your shrubs. A popular low-growing evergreen flowering plant.
Pieris japonica is a perfect year-round evergreen shrub. This guide provides recommendations, and info where to plant and how to grow Pieris.
Growing Skimmia japonica (Japanese Skimmia) is easy. They are reliable evergreen shrubs. Learn how to care for this shade-loving plant.
Guide on where to plant and how to grow and prune Pittosporum. In particular, how to care for the P. tenuifolium and what is best for a healthy shrub.
Sedums, also known as stonecrop, are hardy perennials. Following guide with tips for growing sedum show how to plant and care for stonecrop.
Growing aster, or Michaelmas Daisy, is easy with this guide. Read how to plant and care for aster and ensure it produces masses of flowers.