Foundation Plantings - Page 11 of 12 - Fine Gardening

  • Plant Guide

    ‘Lilac Sunday’ Chinese lilac

    Syringa  × chinensis 'Lilac Sunday'

    This fragrant hybrid ( S.

  • Plant Guide

    Moscow Beauty lilac

    Syringa vulgaris ‘Krasavitsa Moskvy’

    This cultivar has double opalescent pink flower buds that open to white in midseason.

  • Plant Guide

    Downy lilac

    Syringa pubescens

    This species has an untraditional, spicy fragrance, and it is one of the most strongly scented lilacs.

  • Plant Guide

    American holly

    Ilex opaca

    This erect, evergreen large shrub or tree reaches 40 to 50 feet in height and 20 to 40 feet wide.

  • 'White Swan' coneflower
    Plant Guide

    ‘White Swan’ purple coneflower

    Echinacea purpurea ‘White Swan’

    This cultivar of a native meadow coneflower has white, daisy-like flowers from early summer into early autumn.

  • 'Magnus' purple coneflower
    Plant Guide

    ‘Magnus’ purple coneflower

    Echinacea purpurea ‘Magnus’

    This native meadow derivative has vibrant, daisy-like flowers that bloom from midsummer into early autumn.

  • Plant Guide

    ‘Kim’s Knee High’ purple coneflower

    Echinacea purpurea 'Kim's Knee High'

    This native meadow derivative is a compact version of the species.

  • Plant Guide

    ‘Powis Castle’ artemisia

    Artemisia 'Powis Castle'

    This is a woody plant with dense clumps of silver-gray leaves.

  • Plant Guide

    ‘Golden Jubilee’ anise hyssop

    Agastache foeniculum 'Golden Jubilee'

    Anise hyssop has subtle but eye-catching chartreuse foliage.

  • How-To

    A Little Trick When Moving A Mature Rose Bush.

    It's never ideal to move a large rose bush in the summer. But sometime you just have to. Here are some tricks.