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FoliageGreat Design Plant: Conebush
Sporting vivid shades of foliage, this drought-tolerant shrub fills a garden background or a vase with equal aplomb
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Fuzzy and otherworldly, this white mounding shrub lights up gardens through all four seasons
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Small in stature but big on impact, this fuss-free shrub promises spring flowers, fiery fall color and good manners in the garden
Full StoryBlue and Gray FoliageGreat Design Plant: Bluestem Joint Fir
For a splash of cool blue color that lasts all year, try this evergreen in a sunny and dry garden spot
Full StoryGardening Guides9 Low-Growing Hedges That Make Good Neighbors
Define garden areas or borders without blocking the view, with these evergreen shrubs that take kindly to trimming
Full StoryShrubs5 Glorious Late-Season Shrubs
Spilling over with berries or bursting with blooms, these stunning underused shrubs keep the garden party going through fall
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Apache Plume
Tantalizingly tangled and with snowy flowers always in bloom, this native shrub brings bewitching wildness to the garden
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Boxwood
This elegant evergreen can shape shift into forms limited only by a gardener's imagination and a clipper's reach
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Oakleaf Hydrangea
Consider this full, flowering shrub for year-round beauty in the garden as you plan your fall plantings
Full StoryPurple Foliage5 Purple-Leaf Majesties of Shrubs
Looking for beautiful depth and dynamism in your landscape? Just add purple
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Fernbush
This rock-loving shrub's delicate honey-scented flowers attract butterflies, but its low water needs may be the real draw in summer
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