Spring Hours: Mon-Sat: 8:00am – 6:00pm, Sun: 12:00pm – 5:00pm
Summer, Fall, Winter Hours: Mon-Sat: 8:30am – 5:00pm, Sun: 12:00pm – 5:00pm

Spring Hours: Mon-Sat: 8:00am – 5:00pm, Sun: 12:00pm – 5:00pm
Summer, Fall, Winter Hours: Mon-Sat: 8:30am – 5:00pm, Sun: 12:00pm – 5:00pm

Planting Suggestions

Planting

Cultural lists

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Hummingbird Plants

Annuals

Cleome
Dahlia
Hibiscus
Marigold
Petunia
Snapdragon
Zinnia

Perennials

Bee Balm
Columbine
Hibiscus
Indian Pinks
Mexican Petunia
Salvia
Upright Phlox
Abutilon

Vines

Trumpet Vine
Honeysuckle
Cross Vine

Trees & Shrubs

Indigofera
Mockorange
Spirea
Viburnum

Butterfly Plants

Annuals

Cleome
Dahlia
Hibiscus
Marigold
Petunia
Snapdragon
Zinnia

Perennials

Aster
Baptisia
Bee Balm
Blanket Flower
Blue Star
Butterfly Bush
Butterfly Weed
Columbine
Coral Bells
Daylilies
Foxglove
Hibiscus
Lantana
Penstemon
Peony
Red Hot Poker
Russian Sage
Salvia
Swamp Sunflower
Verbena
Yarrow
Plumbago
Black Eyed Susan
Sedum
Shasta Daisy
Upright Phlox
Balloon Flower
Catmint

Vines

Trumpet Vine
Honeysuckle
Cross Vine

Trees & Shrubs

Indigofera
Mockorange
Spirea
Viburnum
Bush Clover

Cut Flower Garden

Perennials

Agapanthus
Astilbe
Autumn Fern
Bear’s Breeches
Black Eyed Susan
Blackerry Lily
Blanket Flower
Bleeding Heart
Blue Sea Holly
Butterfly Bush
Cape Lily
Columbine
Coneflower
Coral Bells
Coreopsis
Crocosmia
Daylily
False Indigo
Foxglove
German Iris
Goldenrod
Holly Fern
Hosta
Japanese Iris
Joe Pye Weed
Lantana
Penstemon
Peony
Phlox
Purple Pineapple Lily
Red Hot Poker
Shasta Daisy
Siberian Iris
Speedwell
Stick Verbena
Swamp Sunflower
Yarrow

Trees & Shrubs

Beautyberry
Dogwood
Eucalyptus
Forsythia
Gardenia
Hybrid Tea Rose
Hydrangea
Pittosporum
Poet’s Laurel
Quince
Redbud
Rose of Sharon

Long Blooming Plants

Perennials

Blanket Flower
Catmint
Coneflower
Coreopsis
Daylily
Gaura
Iceplant
Lavender
Salvia
Yarrow

Shrubs

Abelia
Camelia
Crape Myrtle
Hydrangea
Rose

Fragrant Garden Plants

Annuals

Angel Trumpet
Lemon Grass
Basil

Perennials

Lavender
Peony
Mint
Thyme
White Ginger Lily
Butterfly Bush
Dianthus
Oregano
Bearded Iris
Monarda
Catmint

Vines

Confederate Jasmine
Wisteria
Evergreen Clematis
Honeysuckle
Sweet Autumn Clematis

Shrubs

Anise
Banana Shrub
Bay Leaf
Burkwood Viburnum
Crape Myrtle
Daphne
Dwarf Korean Lilac
Gardenia
Hybrid Tea Rose
Mockorange
Pittosporum
Rosemary
Sweet Betsy
Tea Olive
Wax Myrtle
Winter Honeysuckle

Trees

Star Magnolia
Snowbell
Chinese Fringe Tree
Southern Magnolia

Drought Tolerant Plants

Perennials

Agave
Artemesia
Baptisia
Bearded Iris
Blanket Flower
Blue Sea Holly
Butterfly Bush
Cannas
Cast Iron Plant
Catmint
Coneflower
Daylily
Dianthus
Fountain Grass
Gaura
Goldenrod
Hardy Mexican Heather
Hens & Chicks
Iceplant
Lamb’s Ear
Lantana
Lavender
Lenten Rose
Liriope
Maiden Grass
Mexican Feather Grass
Mexican Petunia
Milk Weed
Muhly Grass
Northern Sea Oats
Pampas Grass
Pineapple Lily
Plumbago
Rain Lily
Red Hot Poker
Russian Sage
Salvia
Sedum
Society Garlic
Stoke’s Aster
Thyme
Turks Cap
Verbena
Yarrow
Yucca

Shrubs

Abelia
Barberry
Boxwood
Burkwood Viburnum
Bushclover
Butterfly Bush
Camellia
Carissa Holly
Chastetree
Cotoneaster
Crape Myrtle
Dwarf Burford Holly
Dwarf Yaupon Holly
Eleagnus
Euonymous
Flowering Almond
Foster Holly
Fothergilla
Helleri Holly
Indian Hawthorne
Indigofera
Japanese Plum Yew
Juniper
Lorapetalum
Mahonia
Needle Point Holly
Nellie Stevens Holly
Oak Leaf Hydrangea
Pomegranate
Scotch Broom
Spirea
Strawberry Bush
Waxmyrtle
Yeddo Hawthorne

Trees

Arizona Cypress
Bald Cypress
Chinese Fringe Tree
Eastern Red Cedar
Ginkgo
Japanese Cedar
Live Oak
Loblolly Pine
Nuttal Oak
Ornamental Pear
Redbud
Sawtooth Oak
Shumard Oak
Southern Magnolia
Washington Hawthorne
White Oak
Willow Oak

Groundcover

Perennials

Ajuga
Lamb’s Ear
Sedum
Creeping Fig
Creeping Raspberry
Dianthus
Plumbago
Liriope
Mondo Grass
Dwarf Mondo Grass
Blue Star Creeper
Creeping Red Thyme
Hens and Chicks
Creeping Phlox
Ivy
Lamium
Candytuft
Creeping Jenny
Tricolor Jasmine
Ice Plant
Sweet Flag
Mint
Verbena
Thyme

Shrubs

Andora Juniper
Blue Pacific Juniper
Blue Rug Juniper
Drift Rose
Dystillium
Parsons Juniper
Prostate Yew
Purple Pixie Lorapetalum
Radicans Gardenia
Saybrook Juniper
Winter Jasmine

Plants for Winter Interest

Perennials

Lenten Rose
Sweet Flag
Liriope
Mondo Grass

Shrubs

Camellia Japonica
Camellia Sasanqua
Edgeworthia
Winter Honeysuckle
Winter Jasmine
Witch Hazel
Spring Bouquet Viburnum
Quince
Forsythia
Royal Star Magnolia
Crape Myrtle
Leatherleaf Mahonia
Foster Holly
Nellie Stevens Holly
Nandina Domestica
Firepower Nandina
Harry Lauder’s Walking Stick
Winterberry Holly
Soft Caress Mahonia

Trees

Bald Cypress
River Birch
Coral Bark Japanese Maple

Plants for Wet Sites

Perennials

Sweet Flag
Astilbe
Joe Pye Weed
Hibiscus
Flag Iris
Japanese Water Iris
Corkscrew Rush
Mint
Elephant Ear

Shrubs

Virginia Sweetspire
Button Bush
Winterberry
Dwarf Yaupon Holly
Waxmyrtle
Rose of Sharon
Inkberry Holly

Trees

Red Maple
River Birch
Corkscrew Willow
Weeping Willow
Bald Cypress

Deer Resistant Plants

Annuals

Cleome
Dahlia
Angel Trumpet
Snapdragons
Begonia
Coleus
Pentas
Marigold
Vinca
Zinnia
Petunia

Perennials

Agave
Ajuga
Artemesia
Aster
Baptisia
Bee Balm
Bleeding Heart
Blue Sea Holly
Catmint
Coneflower
Coral Bell
Dianthus
Foxglove
Hens & Chicks
Iris
Lamb’s Ear
Lantana
Lenten Rose
Liriope
Maiden Grass
Milkweed
Ornamental Grasses
Pampas Grass
Plumbago
Reed Grass
Sedum
Shasta Daisy
Society Garlic
Thyme
Yarrow
Yucca

Vines

Crossvine
Carolina Jessamine
Honeysuckle
Confederate Jasmine

Shrubs

Abelia
Anise
Banana Shrub
Crape Myrtle
Dwarf Yaupon Holly
Eleagnus
Gardenia
Kerria
Loquat
Lorapetalum
Nandina
Oleander
Plum Yew
Podocarpus
Pyracantha
Rosemary
Tea Olive
Vitex
Wax Myrtle
Barberry
Butterfly Bush
Sweetshrub
Beautyberry
Fothergilla
Winter Jasmine

Trees

Bald Cypress
Ginkgo
Hawthorn
Japanese Cedar
Live Oak
Loblolly Pine
Longleaf Pine
Pindo Palm
River Birch
Southern Magnolia
Sweetbay Magnolia
Windmill Palm

Plants that like Shade

Annuals

Begonias
Boston Fern
Coleus
Impatiens
Macho Fern
Sword Fern

Perennials

Astilbe
Autumn Fern
Bear’s Breeches
Bleeding Heart
Columbine
Coral Bells
Foam Flower
Holly Fern
Hosta
Japanese Painted Fern
Lenten Rose
Peony
Solomon’s Seal
Spiderwort
Toad Lily
Turk’s Cap

Vines

Climbing Hydrangea

Shrubs

Acuba
Azalea
Camellia
Chindo Viburnum
English Boxwood
Goshiki
Hydrangea
Pieris
Prostrate Yew
Trailing Gardenia
Upright Plum Yew

Trees

Dogwood
Japanese Maple
Redbud
Carolina Silverbell

Native Plants

Perennials

Blue Star
Milk Weed
Aster
Baptisia
Chelone
Coreopsis
Coneflower
Joe Pye Weed
Blanket Flower
Gaura
Swamp Sunflower
Coral Bell
Rose Mallow (hibiscus)
Bee Balm
Muhly Grass
Switch Grass
Phlox
Black-Eyed Susan
Goldenrod
Stoke’s Aster
Indian Pinks
Foam Flower
Spider Wort
Butterfly Weed
Turtlehead
Solomon’s Seal

Vines

Wisteria
Honeysuckle

Shrubs

Witch-hazel
Sweetshrub
Fothergilla
Winterberry
Virginia Sweetspire
Azalea
Blueberry
Mock Orange

Trees

Paw Paw
Redbud
Fringetree
Flowering Dogwood
Hawthorn
Carolina Silverbell
Red Cedar
Red Maple
River Birch
White Oak
Red Oak

Plants to Attract Birds

Annuals

Alyssum
Marigold
Petunia
Snapdragon

Perennials

Ajuga
Aster
Beard Tongue
Bee Balm
Black-eyed Susan
Butterfly Weed
Coneflower
Heuchera
Coreopsis
Daylily
Gaillardia
Hibiscus
Joe-pye Weed
Lantana
Mexican Bush Sage
Phlox
Red Hot Poker
Salvia
Sedum
Verbena
Yarrow

Vines

Cross Vine
Muscadine Grape
Honeysuckle
English Ivy
Trumpet Creeper

Shrubs

Barberry
Beautyberry
Butterfly Bush
Eleagnus
Fothergilla
Inkberry Holly
Itea
Juniper
Mahonia
Nandina
Oakleaf Hydrangea
Privet
Pyracantha
Scotch Broom
Winterberry
Witchhazel

Trees

Bald Cypress
Chinese Fringetree
Crapapple
Florida Dogwood
Hawthorn
Maple
Redbud
River Birch
Southern Magnolia
Yaupon Holly

Salt Spray Tolerant

Annuals

Asparagus Fern
Moss Rose
Pentas
Coleus
Vinca
Blue Daze

Perennials

Agave
Yucca
Pampas Grass
Maiden Grass
Muhly Grass
Blanket Flower
Daylily
Yarrow
Agapanthus
Mexican Heather
Iceplant
Dianthus
Hummingbird Plant
Ginger Lily
Nippon Daisy
Society Garlic
Purple Heart
Hens and Chicks
Turk’s Cap

Vines

Carolina Jessamine
Confederate Jasmine
English Ivy
Honeysuckle
Lady Bank’s Rose

Shrubs

Aucuba
Bigleaf Hydrangea
Carissa Holly
Crape Myrtle
Dwarf Pittosporum
Dwarf Yaupon Holly
Eleagnus
Formosa Azalea
Forsythia
Foster Holly
G.G. Gerbing Azalea
George Tabor Azalea
Indian Hawthorn
Indian Hawthorne
Inkberry Holly
Leatherleaf Mahonia
Loquat
Needlepoint Holly
Nellie Stevens Holly
Oleander
Pittosporum
Rose of Sharon
Rosemary
Rosemary
Waxmyrtle

Groundcovers

Blue Pacific Juniper
Prostrate Rosemary
Mondo Grass

Trees

Arizona Cypress
Atlas Cedar
Deodor Cedar
Eastern Red Cedar
Eucalyptus
Gingko
Hollywood Juniper
Italian Cypress
Japanese Snowbell
Little Gem Magnolia
Live Oak
Pindo Palm
River Birch
Shumard Oak
Southern Magnolia
Sweet Bay Magnolia
Willow Oak
Windmill Palm

Honey Bee Plants

Annuals

Cilantro

Perennials

Goldenrod
Aster
Lavender
Milkweed
Mint
Thyme

Shrubs

Raspberry
Blackberry
Holly
Summersweet

Trees

Hawthorne
Red Maple
Tulip Poplar
Hawthorne
Red Maple
Tulip Poplar

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Butterfly Plants

Cut Flower Garden

Long Blooming Plants

Fragrant Garden Plants

Drought Tolerant Plants

Groundcover

Plants for Winter Interest

Plants for Wet Sites

Deer Resistant Plants

Plants that like Shade

Native Plants

Plants to Attract Birds

Salt Spray Tolerant

Honey Bee Plants