Perennials are the easiest kind of garden to love — plant them once and they come back year after year, filling beds with colour and bringing in bees and butterflies. I gathered the flowering and shade-loving perennials I would plant first, plus the ...
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Classic Flowering Perennials
Shade Garden Favorites
Sun-Loving Fillers
Garden Care & Wildlife
Planning & Journals
Classic Flowering Perennials
Bright, showy blooms that come back every year and fill sunny beds with colour.
Soft apricot blooms that seem to glow in the bed — a cheerful dahlia I would plant for late-summer colour.
Tyrell Dahlia
Rozanne blooms for months and stays bright even in hot weather — a reliable border plant.
Hardy Geraniums
Big coral-pink blooms that open beautifully — a peony worth waiting for each spring.
Pink Hawaiian Coral Peony
Bright red spikes that hummingbirds love — a classic wildflower look for a sunny bed.
Bee Balm Plants
Big tropical-looking blooms that brighten a sunny spot — beautiful in a pot by the door.
Hibiscus Plants
Sunny yellow flowers that bloom again and again — a cheerful, low-fuss border plant.
Daylilies
Tall pink blooms that butterflies love — a hardy flower that comes back bigger each year.
Coneflowers
Big red blooms with a dark heart — a bold poppy that stands out in a sunny border.
Heartbeat Oriental Poppy
Tall cottage-garden stems with fluffy double blooms — lovely against a fence or wall.
Hollyhock Plants
A mix of perennials that fills a bare patch with colour — good for bees and butterflies too.
Perennial Wildflower Seed Mix
Fragrant purple spikes that bees love — lovely along a path or in a sunny pot.
Lavender Plants
Big mixed-colour blooms from seed — a packet that turns a bare patch into a hydrangea bed.
Hydrangea Seeds
Shade Garden Favorites
Plants that fill shady corners with blooms and beautiful leaves.
Feathery pink plumes that light up a shady corner — easy roots that settle in fast.
Votaniki Astilbe Erika Bare Roots 3 Pack
Big blue-green leaves that fill a shady bed — the classic low-effort shade plant.
Hostas
Heart-shaped pink blooms that dangle like little lanterns — a shade-garden classic I would plant under a tree.
Bleeding Hearts
Tiny white bells with a sweet scent — lovely along a shady path where they can spread gently.
Lily of the Valley
Cheerful blooms and pretty foliage for shady pots and beds — begonias flower all summer long.
Begonias
Soft green fronds that fill shady corners with texture — classic and easy to grow.
Fern Plants
Dark, ruffled leaves with dainty flower stems — pretty foliage that brightens shady beds all season.
Coral Bells Plants
Silvery-purple fronds that light up shady spots — one of the prettiest ferns for a quiet corner.
Japanese Painted Fern
Sun-Loving Fillers
Tough plants that love hot sun and fill gaps in borders and dry spots.
Cheerful yellow daisies that bloom all summer — a sunny filler that bees love.
5 Black-Eyed Susan Rudbeckia Yellow Plants
Soft pink clusters that appear in late summer — a tough, drought-friendly filler for sunny beds.
5 Plants Autumn Joy Stonecrop Sedum Nice Pink Rare
Airy purple spikes that fill sunny gaps — drought-tough and bees love it.
Clovers Garden Russian Sage Plants
Feathery leaves and flat red flower heads — a tough, drought-loving filler for hot spots.
Yarrow Plants
Bright, daisy-like blooms that keep coming all summer — a cheerful filler for hot, sunny beds.
Coreopsis Plants
Tall pink spikes that grow easily from seed — a sunny border plant that butterflies love.
Blazing Star Liatris Seeds
Garden Care & Wildlife
Tools, plant food and wildlife helpers that keep the garden healthy.
A gentle fountain that runs on sunshine — birds love it and it adds calm to a sunny bed.
Solar Birdbath Fountain Kit
A natural, slow-release food that feeds perennials for months — easy to sprinkle around beds in spring.
Espoma Organic Plant-Tone 5-3-3 Natural
A rolling seat that saves my knees — tools within reach and a handy place to rest while weeding.
Essential Garden Seat with Tools
A little wooden house that gives bees and ladybugs a safe home — good guests that help the garden.
Beneficial Insect Habitat
Sturdy steel markers that will not fade or break — I can finally label every plant in the bed.
