Dig into the joy of a life outdoors
Find peace and purpose by reconnecting with nature, creativity and the joy of making things in your own patch of paradise.
Discover extraordinary, unusual, and beautiful plants from around the world — each with growing and care tips to help you cultivate these weird and wonderful species in your own space.
Tricyrtis hirta
Japanese toad lily
A fully hardy woodland perennial with hairy, upright stems and purple-spotted white flowers in late summer…
- Full shade, Partial shade
- 50–75 cm (20–30 in)
- H7 · Zone 4
Hibiscus coccineus
Scarlet rosemallow
A tall herbaceous perennial with deeply cut, hemp-like leaves and huge scarlet, star-shaped flowers in late…
- Full sun, Partial shade
- 1.5–2.5 m (5–8 ft)
- H3 · Zone 8
Hedychium 'Devon Cream'
Devon Cream ginger lily
A tall, rhizomatous ginger lily with broad leaves and fragrant creamy-yellow flower spikes from late summer.
- Full sun, Partial shade
- 1–1.5 m (3–5 ft)
- H3 · Zone 8
× Fatshedera lizei ‘Variegata’
Variegated tree ivy
A sparsely-branched evergreen shrub with large ivy-like leaves edged in cream, equally happy in shade outdoors…
- Full sun, Partial shade
- 1–1.5 m (3–5 ft)
- H3 · Zone 9
Echium wildpretii
Tower of jewels
A dramatic biennial forming a rosette of silver foliage followed by a towering spire of red…
- Full sun
- 1–3 m (3–10 ft)
- H2 · Zone 9
Echium candicans
Pride of Madeira
A dramatic evergreen shrub with silvery foliage and towering spikes of intense blue-purple flowers.
- Full sun
- 1.5–2.5 m (5–8 ft)
- H2 · Zone 9
