Known for their nonstop blooms and unmatched resilience, Double Knock Out Roses are a standout in any sunny landscape. This variety features fuller, double-layered blooms in rich cherry red or pink tones, offering a more classic rose look with the same low-maintenance ease the Knock Out series is known for.

With excellent disease resistance, especially to black spot, and continuous flowering from spring through frost, Double Knock Out is perfect for borders, mass plantings, or containers. It's self-cleaning, drought tolerant once established, and ideal for gardeners who want bold color without the fuss.

Height: 3-4 feet tall

Spread: 3-4 feet wide

Hardiness: USDA Zones 5-11

Light: Full sun (6+ hours)

Water: Moderate; drought tolerant once established 

Soil: Well draining, fertile soil

Bloom Time: Spring through frost (reblooming)

Bloom Color: Deep red or bright pink

Fragrant: Mild fragrance

Growth Rate: Moderate to fast

Maintenance: Low; self cleaning (no deadheading needed)

Features: Pollinator-friendly, heat tolerant, drought tolerant

Bring a tropical flair to your garden with the Pink Madevilla on trellis. This vigorous climber produces a large, trumpet-shaped blooms in a rich, romantic pink that continuously flower through the warm months. Supported by a sturdy trellis, it adds instant vertical interest and color to patios, porches, and landscapes. 

Perfect for containers or in-ground planting, this low-maintenance beauty thrives in warm climates and bright sun, attracting hummingbirds and butterflies while offering a lush, resort-like feel.

Height: 6-10 feet with support

Spread: 2-4 feet

Hardiness: USDA Zones 9-11 (perennial); grown as an annual or brought indoors in cooler climates

Light: Full sun to part shade

Water: Moderate; allow soil to dry slightly between waterings

Soil: Well-draining, fertile soil

Maintenance: Low

This lush hanging basket is filled with vibrant orange calibrachoa, often called 'Million Bells'. Its mini petunia-like blooms trail beautifully, providing a continuous cascade of color. A showstopper for sunny porches, patios, and garden hooks, it's ideal for anyone seeking color with minimal effort.

Mature Size: Trails up to 18 inches

Light: Full sun to partial shade

Water: Moderate, allow soil to dry slightly between waterings

Bloom Time: Spring through fall

Maintenance: Low

Dianella Flax Lily is a hardy, evergreen perennial prized for its graceful, strap-like foliage and small clusters of delicate blue or violet flowers followed by attractive berry-like fruit. Known for its drought tolerance and low maintenance needs, Flax Lily adds beautiful texture and color to gardens year-round. It works wonderfully as a ground cover, border plant, or accent in both sunny and lightly shaded areas. Its arching foliage and seasonal blooms make it a favorite for landscapes needing subtle elegance and tough performance.

Height: 1-3 feet tall

Spread: 1-2 feet wide

Hardiness: USDA Zones 7-11 

Light: Full sun to part shade

Water: Low to moderate; drought tolerant once established 

Bloom Time: Spring to early summer 

Bloom Color: Blue to violet flowers, followed by shiny blue/purple berries

Growth Rate: Moderate

Features: Heat and Drought tolerate

Elegant and airy, White Cleome brings a fresh, classic touch to summer gardens with its large clusters of pure white, spidery blooms. Rising on tall, graceful stems, this fast-growing annual adds height, movement, and lightness to borders, pollinator gardens, and cottage-style landscapes. White Cleome thrives in full sun, tolerates heat and drought once established, and attracts hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees - making it as functional as it is beautiful. 

Height: 3-5 feet tall

Spread: 1-2 feet tall

Hardiness: USDA Zones 10-11

Light: Full sun

Features: Pollinator-friendly, deer resistant, heat tolerant

Water: Moderate; drought tolerant once established 

Bloom Time: Summer to fall

Growth Rate: Fast

Maintenance: Low

Add a bold splash of color to your garden with Purple Cleome, a striking annual known for its vibrant lavender to deep violet blooms. Its tall, airy form and unique spidery flowers create an elegant and dramatic effect from summer through fall. This fast-growing plant is heat-tolerant, drought tolerant once established, and highly attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds. Perfect for back orders, wildflower gardens, and pollinator spaces, Purple Cleome brings vertical interest and long-lasting beauty with minimal maintenance.

Height: 3-5 feet tall

Spread: 1-2 feet wide

Hardiness: USDA Zones 10-11

Light: Full sun

Water: Moderate; drought tolerant once established 

Soil: Well draining soil; adaptable to poor soils

Bloom Time: Summer through fall

Growth Rate: Fast

Maintenance: Low

Features: Deer resistant, pollinator friendly, heat tolerant

Add bold color and dramatic movement to your landscape with Red Fountain Grass, known for its deep burgundy-red foliage and graceful, arching plumes. This striking ornamental grass offers vibrant color from spring through fall, with soft, fuzzy flower spikes that sway beautifully in the breeze. Ideal for borders, mass plantings, or containers, it's a fast-growing choice that brings a bold tropical feel to any sunny space. 

Height: 3-5 feet tall 

Spread: 2-4 feet wide

Hardiness: USDA Zones 9-11 

Light: Full sun (6+hours)

Water: Moderate; drought tolerant once established 

Bloom Time: Late summer through fall

Flower Color: Burgundy to soft pinkish-purple plumes

Growth Rate: Fast

Soil: Well drained soil; adaptable to different soil types

Maintenance: Very low; cut back or replace annually in cooler climates

Features: Pollinator-friendly, Deer resistance, Heat tolerant

Brighten your garden or patio with the vibrant beauty and sweet fragrance of an Orange Citrus Tree. Known for their glossy green leaves, fragrant white blossoms, and juicy fruit, orange trees are perfect for growing in pots, planters, or directly in the ground in warmer climates. With proper care, they produce abundant blooms followed by delicious oranges, making them both decorative and rewarding to grow.

Mature Height (in ground): 10-20 feet 

Mature Height (in container): 6-10 feet

Hardiness: USDA Zones 9-11 (outdoors year-round); container growing recommended in cooler zones (bring indoors during winter)

Growth Rate: Moderate

Light: Full Sun (6+ hours per day)

Water: Keep soil consistently moist but not soggy; allow top inch to dry between waterings

Bloom Time: Spring, with fruit maturing late fall to winter

Fruit: Sweet, edible oranges; fruiting typically begins 2-3 years after planting

Soil: Well draining, slightly acidic soil

Pollination: Self-pollinating, but outdoor trees can benefit from bees and natural pollinators

The Duke Blueberry is a popular early-season Northern Highbush variety, prized for its high yields, sweet flavor, and adaptability. This is a deciduous shrub that produces large, firm, light blue berries with a mildly sweet flavor. It blooms in late spring, with flowers that are rarely affected by frost, and yields an early harvest typically in June or July. The plant features dense, upright growth with vibrant green foliage that turns fiery red in autumn, adding ornamental value to gardens.

Height: 4-6 feet tall

Spread: 4-6 feet wide

Hardiness: USDA Zones 4-7

Light: Full sun to part shade

Water: Consistent moisture; approximately 1 inch per week

Soil: Well draining, acidic soil

Bloom Time: Late spring

Harvest Time: Early summer (June-July)

Fruit Characteristics: Large, firm, light blue berries with a mildly sweet flavor

Pollination: Self-fertile, but planting multiple varieties can enhance yield, can yield up to 15-20lbs. per mature plant.

Crimson Doll Lilac is a compact, deciduous shrub renowned for its vibrant, fragrant blooms and adaptability. This variety is particularly suited for gardeners seeking a smaller lilac that performs well in both northern and southern climates.

It showcases ruby-red buds that open to fragrant reddish pink flowers, which gradually fade to light pink as they mature. Its attractive, lustrous green foliage provides a beautiful backdrop to the vivid blooms. Occasionally, this lilac may rebloom in the summer, offering extended seasonal interest.

Height: 3-5 feet tall

Spread: 4-6 feet wide

Hardiness: USDA Zones 4-7

Growth Rate: Moderate

Light: Full sun to part shade

Water: Moderate; prefers deep, infrequent watering, drought tolerant once established 

Bloom Time: Spring; may rebloom in summer

Fragrant: Yes

Pollinator-Friendly: Yes

Harlequin Purple Beardtongue is a striking perennial known for its bold spikes of tubular, deep purple flowers that bloom from late spring to summer. These nectar-rich blooms attract hummingbirds and pollinators, making it a vibrant addition to wildlife-friendly gardens. With its lance-shaped green foliage and upright habit, it adds vertical interest, to borders, rock gardens, or containers. Drought-tolerant once established and deer-resistant, this low-maintenance plant thrives in full sun and well-drained soil, bringing color and life to sunny landscapes.

Height: 18-24 inches

Spread: 12-18 inches

Hardiness: USDA Zones 4-9

Light: Full sun

Water: Low (drought tolerant once established)

Soil: Well-drained; tolerates poor soils

Bloom Time: Late spring to midsummer

Flower Color: Deep Purple

Foliage: Lance-shaped, green

Deer resistant: Yes

Growth Habit: Upright, clumping

The pomegranate shrub is a striking deciduous plant known for its glossy green leaves, vibrant orange-red trumpet-shaped flowers, and distinctive round fruit filled with juicy ruby-red seeds. In warm climates, it produces edible fruit in late summer to fall, while in cooler zones it's often grown as an ornamental. Its upright, bushy habit makes it ideal for hedging, containers, or as a unique accent in the landscape. Heat-loving, drought-tolerant, and pollinator-friendly, this Mediterranean favorite adds both beauty and bounty to the garden.

Height: 6-12 feet (can be pruned smaller)

Spread: 6-10 feet

Hardiness: USDA Zones 7-10 (may die back in colder zones but regrow from roots)

Growth Habit: Upright; bushy

Light: Full sun (6+ hours daily)

Soil: Well-drained, loamy or sandy soils

Water: Low to moderate; drought tolerant once established 

Bloom Time: Late spring to summer

Flower Color: Bright orange-red

Fruit: Round, leathery-skinned fruit with red, juicy seeds

Pollination: Self Pollinating, but better yield with cross-pollinatioin

Deer Resistant: Yes

Edible: Yes; highly nutritious 

The Columbia Star Thornless Blackberry is a high-yielding, trailing variety known for its rich, sweet flavor and smooth, seedless texture. It produces large, glossy black berries that ripen in mid to late summer. The canes are completely thornless, making harvesting safe and easy. This variety is ideal for fresh eating, baking, and freezing, and is prized for its firm fruit and excellent shelf life.

Height: 4-6 feet

Spread: 4-6 feet

Hardiness: USDA Zones 6-9

Fruit Size: Large

Flavor: Sweet, rich, and mildly tart

Harvest Time: Mid to late summer

Growth Habit: Trailing

Thorns: None

Chill Hours Required: Approx. 500 hours

Pollination: Self-pollinating

Light: Full sun

Soil: Well-drained slightly acidic

Create a breathtaking garden entry with this stunning American wisteria trained over an elegant arch. Wisteria Frutescens 'Longwood Purple' produces fragrant, tightly clustered purple flowers in late spring to early summer, attracting butterflies and pollinators. Unlike its Asian counterparts, this native variety is non-invasive and tamer in growth, making it a beautiful yet manageable choice for Southern gardens. Gracefully twining around the sturdy frame, it adds height, structure, and seasonal color to your landscape.

Height: 15-25 feet (when mature and untrained)

Spread: 4-8 feet

Hardiness: USDA Zones 5-9

Type: Deciduous Vine (twining climber)

Form: Trained on Boxed Arch

Light: Full sun to part shade

Soil: Moist, well-drained soil; tolerates clay

Water: Moderate, drought tolerant once established 

Bloom Time: Late spring to early summer

Flower Color: Deep violet-purple

Growth Rate: Moderate to fast

Maintenance: Low to moderate; prune after flowering to shape and control growth

Carolina Midnight Loropetalum is a bold, evergreen shrub known for its deep purple foliage and striking fuchsia fringe-like flowers that bloom in early spring and often sporadically throughout the year. With a naturally dense and upright growth habit, it makes a dramatic statement in hedges, foundation plantings, or mixed borders. Its rich foliage color intensifies in full sun, providing year-round contrast and visual interest. Drought-tolerant, deer-resistant, and low-maintenance once established, this Southern favorite thrives in a variety of landscape settings.

Pictured: Carolina Midnight trained into tree form. While loropetalum is naturally a shrub, it can be pruned and staked to grow upright like a small ornamental tree.

Height: 6-10 feet

Spread: 6-8 feet

Hardiness: USDA Zones 7-10

Plant Type: Evergreen Shrub

Growth Habit: Upright, rounded

Foliage: Deep burgundy to nearly black-purple

Flower Color: Bright fuchsia-pink

Bloom Time: Spring, with occasional reblooming

Light: Full sun to part shade 

Soil: Well-drained, acidic to neutral

Water: Moderate; drought tolerant once established 

Deer Resistant: Yes

Maintenance: Low; can be pruned to shape after flowering

Victory Pyracantha is a vigorous evergreen shrub prized for its dense, thorny branches, green glossy foliage, and vibrant seasonal displays. In spring, it bursts into clusters of small white flowers, followed by an abundance of bright orange-red berries in fall and winter - providing striking color and vital food for birds. Its upright, arching form makes it ideal for use as a privacy hedge, barrier planting, or trained against a wall or trellis. Drought tolerant once established and deer-resistant, this hardy shrub thrives in full sun to part shade and adds year-round interest to landscapes.

Height: 8-12 feet

Spread: 6-8 feet

Hardiness: USDA Zones 7-9

Type: Evergreen Shrub

Growth Rate: Fast

Light: Full sun to part shade

Soil: Well-draining; adaptable to various soil types

Water: Moderate; drought-tolerant once established 

Flowers: Clusters of small white flowers in late spring

Fruit: Bright orange-red berries (fall through winter)

Deer Resistance: Yes

Maintenance: Prune to shape or control size; be mindful of sharp thorns

Yellow Trumpet Vine is a vigorous, fast-growing flowering vine prized for its showy clusters of bright yellow, trumpet-shaped blooms that attract hummingbirds and pollinators. Blooming from summer into fall, this deciduous climber adds vibrant vertical interest to arbors, fences, and trellises. It thrives in full sun and well-drained soil and is drought-tolerant once established. Perfect for creating a lively, tropical feel in warm-climate gardens.

Height: 20-40 feet

Spread: 5-10 feet

Hardiness: USDA Zones 4-9

Type: Deciduous flowering vine

Light: Full sun (best flowering), tolerates part shade

Soil: Well-drained, average to fertile soil

Water: Low once established; drought tolerant

Bloom Time: Mid-summer through early fall

Flower Color: Bright yellow

Growth Rate: Fast-growing

Maintenance: Low; prune in late winter to control size

Pollinator-Friendly: Yes

Support Needs: Requires sturdy structure to climb (trellis, arbor, fence)

Tree with color-changing foliage; pink flowers

Eastern Redbud 'Flame Thrower'

Add a burst of color to your landscape with.the 'Flame Thrower' Redbud, a breathtaking variety of Cercis Canadensis known for its multi-colored foliage and spring blooms. New leaves emerge vibrant burgundy, transitioning to bright yellows, oranges, and greens, creating a layered, flame-like effect that lasts all season. In early spring, it produces rosy-purple flowers on bare branches before the foliage appears.

Compact and upright in form, this deciduous tree is ideal for small landscapes, garden focal points, or mixed borders. It's low maintenance, pollinator friendly, and brings year-round beauty with minimal care.

Height: 15-20 feet

Spread: 12-15 feet

Hardiness: USDA Zones 5-9

Common Name: Flame Thrower Redbud

Plant Type: Deciduous Flowering tree

Growth Habit: Upright, rounded

Bloom Time: Early spring

Flower Color: Rosy-purple

Foliage: Burgundy, yellow, orange, chartreuse (simultaneously)

Light: Full sun to part shade (best color in full sun)

Soil: Well-drained, average to rich soil

Water: Moderate; needs regular watering until established 

Deer Resistant: Moderately (flowers may be browsed, but tree is usually avoided)

Pollinator Friendly: Yes - attracts bees