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.
Adiantum aleuticum ‘Japonicum’
Pink-flushed maidenhair fern
A delicate, hardy maidenhair fern whose fans of fronds unfurl rosy pink-bronze in spring before turning…
- Full shade, Partial shade
- 30–45 cm (12–18 in)
- H5 · Zone 7
Abutilon Red Tiger (‘Atn Rt5’)
Red Tiger flowering maple
A free-flowering shrub with nodding yellow bell flowers boldly veined in deep red, from spring to…
- Full sun, Partial shade
- 1.5–2.5 m (5–8 ft)
- H3 · Zone 9
Aconitum napellus
Monkshood
A tall, very hardy perennial with deeply cut leaves and spires of hooded, deep violet-blue flowers.…
- Full sun, Partial shade
- 1–1.5 m (3–5 ft)
- H7 · Zone 4
Agave americana
Century plant
A huge, sculptural succulent with a rosette of thick, blue-grey, spine-tipped leaves.
- Full sun
- 1–1.5 m (3–5 ft)
- H2 · Zone 10
Fritillaria imperialis
Crown imperial
A stately spring bulb with a ring of hanging orange or yellow bells beneath a tuft…
- Full sun, Partial shade
- 0.6–1 m (2–3 ft)
- H7 · Zone 4
Allium giganteum
Giant onion
A dramatic bulb with perfect purple globes of starry flowers held on tall, bare stems in…
- Full sun
- 1.5–2 m (5–7 ft)
- H5 · Zone 7
