Add an enticing note to a garden border or patio container with these sophisticated and memorable African plants

Spiky blue flowers and a high tolerance for poor soil make this plant ideal for tough sites

For the Chelsea Flower Show, a designer taps into his experience of Exmoor, England, to create a garden that is powerfully personal

Make a plum wall come alive with art, warm metals, ivory, chartreuse, natural wood — and at least one wild card

Nourish butterflies and other winged creatures with the tubular flowers of Monarda fistulosa, a pretty pink native

Go neutral for the main furniture pieces and crazy with curtains and pillows for a comfortable space with just enough energetic character

Consider the joys of an irregularly trimmed meadow lawn: It’s ecofriendly, visually interesting and still good for romping

See how these homeowners used paintbrushes and permanent markers to create custom wallpaper

Tall purple blooms bridge color gaps, contrast round flower forms and make for intriguing masses in the landscape

Royally beautiful but mingling well with the masses, plants with purple flowers or foliage are worthy of homage in any garden