Our plans will help even novice gardeners achieve a bright, colorful perennial display.

Luckily, we’re here to help.

Theeasy-care plantsin these multi-seasonal designs will surely put on a long-lasting show outside your yard.

Front Yard Rose Garden Plan illustration with path and home exterior

Credit: Illustration by Mavis Augustine Torke

Anarbor placed around the front dooroffers an ideal perch for a pair of red ‘Blaze’ climbing roses.

It features a mix of annuals and perennials (including some tropical varieties) that flourish in steamy weather.

It featuresfive different hosta cultivarsplanted around an antique millstone recruited into service as a fountain.

Easy Streetside Garden Plan illustration with curb and sidewalk

Credit: Illustration by Mavis Augustine Torke

Variegatedvincaedges the bed, perfectly complementing thehostasand resulting in a design that is simple, lush, and tidy.

Welcoming Dooryard Garden

The area around your main entry deserves much more than a fewfoundation shrubs.

Turn it into a grand display with a versatile garden plan that will look good through all four seasons.

tiny corner garden plan illustration

Credit: Illustration by Mavis Augustine Torke

Long-blooming, easy-care perennials provide colorful blooms from spring through fall.

Situate it in front of your home and enjoy the color of both the blooms and the foliage.

Lay apath of stepping stonesalong the front of the border or useanother edging materialto define the garden’s shape.

garden path along home exterior

Credit: Rick Taylor

This problem-solving garden plan relies on talljoe-pye weedto grab attention away from the downspout itself.

Garden Plans for Your Landscaping Needs

English-Style Front Yard Garden Plan

Credit: Illustration by Mavis Augustine Torke

hot summer garden plan illustration

Credit: Illustration by Mavis Augustine Torke

Hosta-Filled Shade Garden

Credit: Matthew Benson

Corner of Shrubs garden illustration

Credit: Illustration by Mavis Augustine Torke

Dooryard Garden Plan Lettered Illustration

Credit: Illustration by Helen Smythe

Beginner Garden for Shade Garden Plan illustration

Credit: Illustration by Mavis Augustine Torke

Corner of Grasses Garden

Credit: Mavis Augustine Torke

Foolproof Foundation Garden Plan illustration

Credit: Illustration by Mavis Augustine Torke

downspout rain garden plan

Credit: Illustration by Mavis Augustine Torke

island garden bed

Credit: Illustration by Mavis Augustine Torke