Select Plants for Your Garden
Selection Criteria
Colour
Blooms in
Sun or Shade
Soil
Zone
Height
Pollinators
Sunflowers are Nutritional, Long Summer Bloomers
Sunflowers are versatile plants that provide a long summer bloom for the perennial border or cutting garden.
How To Grow Forget-Me-Not Flower
Discover the allure of forget me not flowers, whether as annuals or perennials. Perfect for gardeners wanting dainty, heavenly blooms. Buy or grow seeds!
Bottle Gentian is a Garden Darling!
Discover the beautiful Bottle Gentian flower, with its dark blue closed petals that never open. Found in North America, this perennial will bloom in late summer and thrive with minimal care. Pollinated exclusively by bumblebees, it can handle cold weather and become a unique addition to any garden!
Hoary Vervain
the hoary vervain bee, or Evylaeus villosulus. Likewise, it has been recorded that there are over 60 species of butterflies and moths, including the Northern Broken Dash, Sachem Skipper, and large orange sulphur, actively feeding on its flowers. Verbena stricta, or hoary vervain, is a wildflower native to most states in the US. It's known for its beautiful flowers and attracts a variety of bees and butterflies such as honeybees and the Northern Broken Dash. Learn more about this special flower and its features.
Rough Blazing Star Attracts Pollinators
Rough Blazing Star's drought-tolerant nature makes it ideal for well-drained dry to medium soils, sandy soils, or rocky terrain.
Water Avens
Water Avens are good ground cover for cool, wet areas where many plants often struggle. It blooms in late spring or early summer. Read More.
Canada Anemone Flower
The Canada anemone flower is an easy to maintain, dependable and hardy perennial ground cover that produces lovely white buttercup flowers.
Ironwood Quick Growing Guide
The Ironwood makes a great backyard tree as it is resistant to many diseases and insect problems. Read the quick growing guide.
Anise Hyssop is like Licorice in your Garden
Discover the joy of cultivating Anise Hyssop in your garden. With fragrant leaves, it's perfect for tea, salad dressings, potpourri, and attracts pollinators.
Lanceleaf Tickseed Coreopsis
Lanceleaf Tickseed is ideal for the garden, outdoor containers, featuring bright yellow blooms that grow quickly in a sunny, dry setting.
Canadian Burnet
Canadian Burnet features airy spikes of white flowers at the ends of the stems from mid summer to early fall. It attracts bees.
Stiff Goldenrod
Plant Stiff Goldenrod for a vibrant fall display in prairie gardens, cottage gardens and pollinator gardens. This multi-functional flowering plant is easy to grow and its leaves in fall change to lovely colors of red. Learn more about this impressive species.
Wood Lily is Elegant
The wood lily is an elegant plant that grows on a single stem and can reach 1 to 3 feet in height. We discuss how to care and propagate.
Red Osier Dogwood Quick Growth Guide
Red Osier Dogwood has unique red stems that look great in all seasons. It is simple to grow. Read Quick Growing Guide.
How to Grow and Care for a Lantana Plant
Grow beautiful, low-maintenance lantana for your home or garden with the right materials and tips. Lantana plants are easy to start from seed and suitable for growing in containers indoors or outdoors. Learn how to start, repot, and care for lantanas today!
Drying Hydrangeas
Learn how to dry hydrangea flowers for stunning winter table arrangements. Follow these simple steps from Master Gardener Gail Labrosse.