Foliage garden

Discover the secrets of creating stunning color in your landscape. Learn how to use the color wheel to achieve perfect textural contrast.

Find out which plants helped this backyard become an ecologically friendly place for creatures of all kinds to hang out

Every magical garden needs these 14 fairytale plants. From mystical flowers to charming foliage, these plants will create an enchanting garden space. Save this pin for later and click to discover how to add fairytale magic to your garden!

With a little imagination and a slightly broader palette of plants, these ornamental grass combinations showcase your grasses all season.

The post features two great shade gardens with big one thing in common and that is a wonderful use of plant materials. One of the biggest transformations that…

In my last post, we finished off at the entrance to the one sunny pocket in the backyard garden. Let's head under the arbor and lo...

Are you a fan of dark and bright foliage? Here are some of the Best Outdoor Purple Plants you can grow for a dramatic appeal!

In the shade of large oak trees, Better Homes & Gardens Test Garden® manager Sandra Gerdes plants hostas and other perennials in drifts for a sense of movement, with leaf colors and textures rather than flowers driving most of the design. In a foliage-heavy border, a large shrub that looks good through several seasons gives you a focal point. Here, ‘Incrediball’ hydrangea’s white flowers brighten the scene in summer, fading to rosy pink that lasts into the fall.

Creating a vibrant and low-maintenance shade garden is achievable with the right selection of perennial shade plants. These resilient beauties not only add text

Looking for a hydrangea-filled flower border that will look great year-round? Try our four-season garden border plan. Includes a plant list and how-to tips!

Lakithi is the name of Gail and Brian van Rooyen's rural property in central Victoria. It means 'our home' in Zulu, and is very much at the heart of their globetrotting family. Over 20 years, the garden has expanded to 3ha. An abundance of plants provides a constantly changing display and something to pick and enjoy every season.

Even if it's a “quiet week” before blooming, this garden is still pretty amazing. A landscape designer/project manager in Des Moines, Washington shares her front garden. It's a double layered, mixed privacy hedge with a path through it, utilizing varying texture and plant size throughout.

F I G L A N D S C A P E S on Instagram: "Getting some much needed maintenance done at our Dover Heights project. After 10 months in the ground it's cool to see the planting taking shape! #gardens #gardendesign #coastalgarden #landscaper #landscapersydney #landscapedesign #sandstone"

Those dark spots in your garden don't have to stay empty! If you're tired of looking at bare patches where the sun barely reaches, I've got good news for you.