Collections turn catalog data into planning starting points: a role, a plant list, and placement notes that translate to a designer starter.
Collection · 2 plants
Bright shade foundation
A part-shade starting point with shrub structure and low foliage contrast.
Annabelle hydrangea
Coral bells
+2
Annabelle hydrangea
Coral bells
+4
Collection · 8 plants
Climate-resilient natives for warming zones (eastern NA)
A pollinator-supporting palette of eastern NA natives whose USDA zone range and broad continental distribution score high on the climate-resilience composite. Every plant tolerates 6-7 USDA zones and is native across 15+ US states + multiple Canadian provinces. Holds up under the SSP3-7.0 mid-century projection without the gardener trading wildlife value for resilience.
Switchgrass
Little bluestem
Common milkweed
Black-eyed Susan
Wild bergamot
Sweet Joe-Pye weed
Cutleaf coneflower
New England aster
+8
Switchgrass
Little bluestem
Common milkweed
Black-eyed Susan
Wild bergamot
Sweet Joe-Pye weed
Cutleaf coneflower
New England aster
+4
Collection · 8 plants
Food-forest layered edible
A vertically stacked edible polyculture: nut-bearing canopy, fruit-bearing understory, berry shrub layer, herbaceous + groundcover layers. Models a temperate-climate forest-garden palette for eastern North America.
Shagbark hickory
Pawpaw
Canadian serviceberry
Highbush blueberry
Allegheny blackberry
Chives
Parsley
Wild strawberry
+8
Shagbark hickory
Pawpaw
Canadian serviceberry
Highbush blueberry
Allegheny blackberry
Chives
Parsley
Wild strawberry
Collection · 3 plants
Kitchen patio planters
A compact edible collection for containers, patios, and near-door harvesting.
Genovese basil
Lacinato kale
Coral bells
+3
Genovese basil
Lacinato kale
Coral bells
+2
Collection · 6 plants
Mediterranean drought-tolerant edible
A low-water edible palette of culinary herbs + a hardy grape for hot dry sunny sites. Mediterranean-origin plants thrive on neglect; their primary failure mode is overwatering, not underwatering.
English lavender
Rosemary
Garden sage
Oregano
Common thyme
Fox grape
+6
English lavender
Rosemary
Garden sage
Oregano
Common thyme
Fox grape
+5
Collection · 9 plants
Native pollinator border (eastern US)
A continuous-bloom native pollinator strip for eastern North America. Covers spring through frost with host + nectar plants spanning monarchs, native bees, hummingbirds, and specialist Lepidoptera. Little bluestem provides the matrix grass + Hesperiidae host.
Butterfly weed
Common milkweed
Purple coneflower
Wild bergamot
Scarlet bee balm
Little bluestem
Sweet Joe-Pye weed
Swamp sunflower
Smooth blue aster
+9
Butterfly weed
Common milkweed
Purple coneflower
Wild bergamot
Scarlet bee balm
Little bluestem
Sweet Joe-Pye weed
Swamp sunflower
Smooth blue aster
Collection · 4 plants
Sunny pollinator border
A durable sunny border with summer bloom, seedheads, and upright winter texture.
English lavender
Purple coneflower
Black-eyed Susan
Switchgrass
+4
English lavender
Purple coneflower
Black-eyed Susan
Switchgrass
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