Continuous Color in the Garden

Bees and butterflies are drawn to this flower-filled front yard, located in a busy urban neighborhood. Anchored by trees and shrubs, this garden is a rainbow of colorful blooms. The outdoor spaces are filled with beautiful garden vignettes, border beds, impressive trees, showy shrubs, and lots of potted perennials.

Post author By NPT Editorial
Post date August 27, 2026

Plants Featured in this Clip

Ajuga tenorei (bugleweed) 'Cordial Canary' PPAF
Helianthus (Sunflower) 'Lemon Queen'
Acer rubrum 'Brandywine'

Gardener Extras

Eschschoizia californica (California poppy) is known for its ability to self-seed and naturalize, potentially forming colonies.
Magnolia Teddy Bear reaches 15-20' tall and 8-10' wide.
Crape myrtle Pink Velour is very ornamental with an extraordinarily long bloom season.
Hydrangea quercifolia 'Little Honey' works well in mass plantings, hedges, mixed shrub borders, or as an accent plant.
Persicaria virginiana 'Painter's Palette', formerly known as Tovara virginiana (knotweed) forms spreading mounds of foliage. It is drought and deer-tolerant, and attracts butterflies.

Troy B. Marden

Troy is a passionate plantsman, garden writer and tour guide, leading garden tours across America and around the world. He writes regularly for some of the country’s top gardening magazines, and his blog, Gardener|Cook, has become popular with plant lovers and food lovers alike. He has been gardening since he was four years old and if it has to do with plants or gardening, he has probably grown it or done it at some point in his career!