Low Maintenance Plants

This hardy Gardenia is a cross between 'Kleim's Hardy' and 'Chuck Hayes'. It provides profuse, fragrant, double flowers in summer.

White flowers against delicately shaped foliage distinguish from the other gardenias.  It is a great choice in a sheltered area where it can be used as a ground cover or as a low growing shrub.

Larger growing than Trailing Gardenia, but with the same attractive foliage and fragrant white flowers.

This variegated Gardenia has similiar leaves and growth habit of Fragrant Pathways. Expect a beautiful, compact gardenia with white flowers sitting on top of creamy golden leaves.

More cold hardy than most gardenias with smaller flowers, but equal in fragrance.  Slightly smaller growing than most gardenias and easily managed in the landscape.

A low-growing gardenia with fragrant white flowers.  This works well in plantings where a smaller size is desired.  Like all gardenias it is recommended to plant in a sheltered area.

This evergreen vine blooms heavily in the spring and in the fall with sporadic yellow flowers during the summer.  Grows slightly slower than Carolina Jasmine.

This native twining vine has fragrant yellow flowers in the spring.  Hardy and easily grown in just about any conditions.

Easy to grow climbing vine with sweet smelling bright yellow flowers.

Narrow form cultivar of this slow growing native

This native flowering tree can tolerate shade.

Wonderful native shrub/ tree that can be used in shrub borders, or as a specimen planting.

Dark purple flowering daylily.

A tall shrub with long-blooming ruffled flowers. Pretty and reliably tough once established.

One of the best blue flowering Rose of Sharon.

A shrub with showy, blue flowers and dark eye. Pretty and reliably tough once established.

Beautiful, long-blooming shrub with large white flowers. 

One of the largest blue foliage Hostas available.

This slow growing hosta has beautiful blue-green foliage.

Wonderful yellow leaves with a wide green margin.

'Patriot' is one of the tougher Hostas with its ability to handle the heat.

This shrub will provide loads of flowers to dress up the landscape and the table.

Large-leaved mophead type that blooms on old and new wood, extending the bloom time. 

Compact shrub that is a lacecap type that blooms on old and new wood, extending the bloom time. 

Large-leaved lacecap type that blooms on old wood, and still has a long bloom period. 

Large-leaved mophead type is ideal for summer bouquets. Color varies with soil pH.

Bright red flowers explode with color on this lacecap Hydrangea.

A hydrangea that provides different colored flowers on just one plant without the influence of fertilizer.

This reblooming hydrangea has a mounding, compact habit that does well in part sun or dappled shade.

Big-leaved, mophead type produces loads of flowers for long period.

Large-leaved mophead type that will rebloom after pruning.

Lacecap type with pure white flowers perfect for summer bouquets.

Dwarf Hydrangea that is covered in large white blooms during the summer months. Blooms fade to pink.

This paniculata Hydrangea has a flower that change from white to pink to red throughout the season.

Large shrub with non-stop flowers late summer to fall that change from lime green to pink.

A compact 'Limelight' with the same flower power and beauty.

Great hydrangea choice for full to part sun. Profuse, large, white blooms in summer to fall.

A paniculata Hydrangea from Southern Living, White Wedding has large, white blooming flower heads. Excellent choice for specimen planting.

This native oakleaf Hydrangea has loads of white, panicle flowers and interesting foliage for the woodland garden. Tolerates full sun.

A compact oakleaf hydrangea perfect for small woodland gardens.

Height of plant will vary with the region. Dies to the ground in winter in the north.

Compact, but still large evergreen shrub with red berries. More berries are produced with a pollenizer.

Compact shrub with glossy green leaves with spines on the tips. 

Evergreen leaves are dark green with gold margin. Red berries in large clusters persist into winter.

This bright yellow Japanese Holly stays low to the ground and requires very little maintenance.

This holly produces black berries that are greatly appreciated by birds and persist into winter. 

Very dense branching and compact making this shrub ideal for either formal or informal settings.  Prefers acidic soil.

This sport of Soft Touch has bright yellow foliage.