Landscape Architect here. The best thing you can do is have a nice mixture of plants that fit the conditions of your property. There are nice annuals to give you a burst of quick color, but will die. And there are also exceptional perennials and shrubs, some of which may be evergreen, and others that are deciduous that might have a stronger bloom. Someone said to check out Lauren's and that is sound advice. I'm also going to put Frank's in Elkridge on that list because they have a nice selection as well. But before you go, take a few pictures of the areas you want to plant. You should also know if the areas are predominantly shade, sun, or a combination. That will make a big difference in the plant selection. Lastly and most importantly, know that we're going into the summer. If you don't have an irrigation system, and you're not prepared to water your plants at least 5 times a week through the heat, I would highly recommend you hold off for now. Wait until September or October when temperatures cool down and the plants won't require as much watering. Good Luck and Enjoy! Answer from Droopyinreallife on reddit.com
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January 12, 2025 -

Hi neighbors! I’m looking to refresh my yard we’ve had for the last 10 years and would love some help from anyone with a green thumb — or even those who’ve just found some tried & true favs in this area 😊

I’m looking for low-maintenance plants, shrubs, and flowers that can handle our Maryland seasons and still bring some life throughout the year.Easy-care options or Year round or seasonal blooms

I’d love to hear what’s worked in your gardens and if you have any favorite flowers that keep blooming or come back strong each year, I’m all ears!

Thanks so much in advance . I’m excited to learn from you all and bring a little more beauty to the neighborhood and my yard I’ve neglected that’s needed some love over the years !

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Garden Crossings
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Top 10 All Season Plants Outdoor - Garden Crossings
May 16, 2024 - There are so many reasons and seasons to love this gardenia! Thriving in mild zones 7-10, this broadleaf evergreen shrub combines glossy, deep green foliage and sumptuously fragrant, fully double, white flowers. A great all season outdoor plant for mild zones.
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Which plants do well in morning shade and afternoon sun? in the Ask a Question forum - Garden.org
I even get multiple generations of bloom in a season... Please visit my garden! ... Name: carol brodtrick Huntington, WV (Zone 6a) Gardeners are the best! Thanks, All. Think I'll try the coneflowers and the salvia that does well in my area. Also lots of annuals, though that gets expensive year after year. Looks like more trial and error until I find the perfect combinations. Walk in a garden. Walk with God. ... Name: Big Bill Livonia Michigan (Zone 6a) If you need to relax, grow plants... More on garden.org
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What plants are going to survive year round for the front yard?
Iris, tulips, daffodils, autumn ferns, lavender, etc. Look for zone 7a and you should be fine. More on reddit.com
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Great Garden Plants
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Low-Maintenance Outdoor Plants | Online Plant Nursery – Great Garden Plants
Here, we've compiled our list of our favorite low-maintenance garden plants. These easy-care perennials, shrubs, and vines thrive in various soils and sunlight conditions and don't need much watering, pruning, or fertilizing. When properly planted, these hard-to-kill plants actually thrive on neglect! Liquid error (snippets/boost-pfs-filter-product-item line 89): include usage is not allowed in this context
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Gardenia
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Celebrate all garden seasons! - Plants - Gardenia.net
Summer gardens burst with vibrant blooms and lush foliage. Embrace the season with heat-loving plants like sunflowers, zinnias, dahlias, and marigolds. Create a colorful tapestry with petunias, salvias, and geraniums.
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Gardens Illustrated
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30 plants that look good all year-round
May 13, 2025 - It can be planted among perennials, in groups in sun or shade, or even in a rock garden, and self-seed freely. Relatively short lived, it can be divided every two to three years. Cut back old stems in spring before new growth appears. 75cm x 75cm. AGM. RHS H5, USDA 4a-9b. ... In late summer, tall, upright stems of narrow, shimmering, silvery-white to buff-pink, feather-like plumes burst from mounds of dark-green foliage with a silver midrib. Best in an open, sunny location, in well-drained, moist soil but tolerates all but waterlogged soils and part shade.
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Dennis' 7 Dees
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The 7 Best Plants Voted by Our Gardening Experts - Dennis' 7 Dees | Landscaping Services & Garden Centers
November 1, 2024 - Plant Care: Full Sun to Part Sun, Medium Water, Requires Little Pruning · “Disease resistance, fall colors, edible red fruit, and profuse blooming make Milky Way Dogwood the best tree for the garden.” – Dean Snodgrass, Vice President & Owner ... Even though annuals die at the end of each season, they offer gardeners SO much with their rapid growth, interesting textures, and gorgeous flowers.
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Which plants do well in morning shade and afternoon sun? in the Ask a Question forum - Garden.org
I even get multiple generations of bloom in a season... Please visit my garden! ... Name: carol brodtrick Huntington, WV (Zone 6a) Gardeners are the best! Thanks, All. Think I'll try the coneflowers and the salvia that does well in my area. Also lots of annuals, though that gets expensive year after year. Looks like more trial and error until I find the perfect combinations. Walk in a garden. Walk with God. ... Name: Big Bill Livonia Michigan (Zone 6a) If you need to relax, grow plants...
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Proven Winners
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20 Best Plants for Full Sun and Heat: Top Garden Picks
It stands up to four feet tall and bears narrow spires of bright violet blue flowers that bees love to feed from all season. All Rockin' salvias thrive in heat and can tolerate some drought stress once established. Uses: middle of the bed filler, thriller in patio planters, pollinator gardens, low maintenance gardens
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Garden Design
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17 Best Outdoor Foliage Plants to Grow | Garden Design
October 30, 2023 - Grown for the lance-shaped leaves that are green, silver, speckled, or patterned. Clusters of bell-shaped flowers appear in early spring, occurring in hues of blue, pink, or white. Plant this shade lover in a woodland garden alongside hellebores, bleeding heart, hosta, and spring blooming bulbs for a dazzling early season display.
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Gardeners' World
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Complete Guide to Perennial Plants | BBC Gardeners World Magazine
October 10, 2025 - There are perennials to suit every type of garden, for any aspect or soil type, and they range in size from low-growing herbaceous plants for the front of a border, to medium-sized ones for the middle, to giants a couple of metres tall for the back. They establish and grow quickly, with most reaching their full size in a few growing seasons.
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Amazon.com: Outdoor Plants Live Year Round
Elevate your outdoor space with a curated collection of resilient plants that flourish in any climate. Discover options for sun, shade, wet, or dry conditions.
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Proven Winners
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Perennials - Easy Plants that Come Back Every Year | Proven Winners
It is best to plant perennials in mild weather. Plant them in spring after the last frost and before the heat of summer. Or plant them in fall before the first frost. ... Find out where you fall in the Hardiness Zones database. ... Find plants you love and create idea boards for all your projects.
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r/Charlotte on Reddit: Good year-round plants
April 19, 2023 -

Hi!

We just got a beautiful patio / fire pit installed, and I want to add some potted plants on the edges.

I am used to living in a more southern climate zone but have researched to see what can and can’t be grown in this climate zone, but I want to know in anyone’s personal experience what you think the best choice is in this case.

Ideally I want something that can be out there year round with not a ton of upkeep. I can water, feed, etc but I’m not the world’s best gardener, and I don’t really have the space in my house to bring a bunch of plants inside during the winter.

I would like them to have potential to be on the bigger side so I can have them in pots heavy enough that my doofy dogs don’t knock them over.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions!

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If you want a tropical vibe, giant elephant ears look amazing in big planters and come in a huge variety of colors, shapes and sizes. In the fall you can let the leaves die off and store the dormant bulbs over the winter. A couple of the more hardy varieties are Alocasia (upright) Calidora, Portora, and Odora, but for more interesting shapes/colors you could check out Lauterbachiana, Sarian, Boa, Sumo, Black Stem, Zebrina… The variegated Gagena, Macrorrhiza (the largest) and Dawn are super dramatic and would make unique centerpieces in a container garden (not inexpensive though, especially larger plants). They need soil that drains well, a good fertilizer with cal/mag and do better with morning sun and some shade in the afternoon (some can adapt to full sun). These plants are fun since they produce a lot of offsets and corms (small bulbs from specialized roots) which you can use to grow more. Colocasia are another genus of elephant ears that are less upright and need slightly different care, but come in an amazing variety of colors, including black, green on green variegated, purple, just endless. They like a lot of water compared to Alocasia and can stand more direct sun. They are often less expensive and can grow quite quickly to a good size from bulbs. Caladiums are similar, but most are smaller. The new cultivars are absolutely stunning with so many wild colors and patterns. Great for under planting in big containers with larger specimens. Cana, agapanthus, giant allium, variegated ginger, some of the beautiful giant grasses (including bamboo but for the love of all things, don’t let it escape a container!) are all lovely in containers as single specimens or in group plantings. Prickly pear will grow year round here and if you want more of that vibe, yucca and agave are cool in containers. There are some beautiful small trees that can do well- my mum has a stunning weeping Japanese maple in a black square pot that looks incredible. The shape of the branches make it interesting year round. Olive trees can do well here and will fruit when mature. Hardy figs are another one, but those you might want to hide in the winter, lol. Dwarf evergreens are easy for some hight and year round interest, and if they are in large containers you can underplant them with colorful annuals and vines in the summer. Lots of folks grow a variety of palm and banana trees here, but don’t know the specific cultivars. If you want some recommendations for nurseries or sources for big planters, feel free to dm! There are a few great places around that specialize in different genus and have lots of selection (:
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25+ All-Year-Round Plants To Enjoy Throughout Every Season (In- & Outdoor)
January 31, 2023 - Many herbs are particularly known for being great practical flowering plants with evergreen foliage, such as Lavender, Rosemary, and Salvia, among others. Annuals naturally live for just one season, so they won’t last year-round outdoors. Perennials, on the other hand, return each year from the same roots. You can keep some annuals going indoors over winter, but only perennials truly grow year-round without needing to be replanted. The most popular articles:The Best Gardening Apps of 2025Best Plant Care Apps in 2025The Best Plant Identification Apps of 2025Top Plants That Look Like Aloe Vera
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Create a perennial bed that blooms all season
October 1, 2025 - The easiest way to achieve this is by choosing perennials that bloom for a long time, such as geranium, perennial hollyhock, bleeding heart, and steppe sage. You can also extend the blooming period by selecting plants that remont, meaning they ...
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Plants for Colour in Every Month | BBC Gardeners World Magazine
December 3, 2024 - ... The arrival of spring heralds the primrose, and lots of other flowers that form a colourful carpet in deciduous woodlands, like violets and wood anemones. In the garden, you can use plants like dogwoods, hamamelis and philadelphus to create ...
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Garden Design
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20 Full-Sun Perennials for a Colorful Garden | Garden Design
January 27, 2022 - Discover 20 full-sun perennials that bloom all summer, adding vibrant color to your garden. These easy-to-grow, sun-loving plants thrive in beds, borders, and containers—perfect for attracting pollinators and creating a stunning summer display!