Our Favorite Plants and Their Perks

Top Plants Transcending Gardens Uses to Transform Landscapes

At Transcending Gardens, we pride ourselves on curating beautiful and functional landscapes using a diverse selection of plants. Here’s a breakdown of our most popular plants and how they can enhance your home:

Annabelle Hydrangea

Known for its large, white blooms, Annabelle Hydrangeas add a classic, elegant touch to any landscape. They thrive in partial shade and are perfect for softening hardscapes or creating privacy.
Benefits: Provides stunning blooms throughout the summer and attracts pollinators like butterflies.

Black-Eyed Susan

A hardy perennial with bright yellow petals and dark centers, these flowers bring warmth and cheer to gardens.
Benefits: Low maintenance, drought-tolerant, and excellent for attracting bees and butterflies.

Blue Spruce

This striking evergreen tree boasts blue-green needles and a conical shape, making it a perfect focal point.
Benefits: Provides year-round color, privacy, and wind protection.

Catmint

With its lavender-blue flowers and aromatic foliage, catmint is a favorite for borders and rock gardens.
Benefits: Drought-resistant, attracts pollinators, and repels pests like mosquitoes.

Columnar Hornbeam

This upright tree is ideal for narrow spaces or creating natural screens.
Benefits: Provides shade, privacy, and a refined, architectural look.

Columnar Oak

Tall and slender, this tree offers a stately presence in landscapes.
Benefits: Excellent for creating vertical interest and shade in compact areas.

Concolor Fir

A soft-textured evergreen with blue-green needles, it’s perfect for holiday-inspired landscapes or year-round greenery.Benefits: Low maintenance, drought-tolerant, and provides excellent screening.

Coral Bells ‘Palace Purple’

These perennials feature rich, burgundy foliage and delicate flowers, adding vibrant contrast.
Benefits: Great for shady areas and attracts hummingbirds.

Dwarf Alberta Spruce

Compact and slow-growing, this evergreen is ideal for small gardens or as a container plant.
Benefits: Adds year-round structure and requires minimal pruning.

Endless Summer Hydrangea

This reblooming hydrangea produces vibrant pink or blue flowers, depending on soil pH.
Benefits: Long blooming period and great for adding color to shady spots.

Frances Hosta

With its large, textured leaves, Frances Hosta creates a lush, tropical feel in shaded areas.
Benefits: Low maintenance and excellent for erosion control.

Green Mountain Boxwood

A favorite for hedges, this evergreen shrub offers a neat, tailored look year-round.
Benefits: Perfect for defining spaces and requires minimal care.

Knockout Rose

This disease-resistant rose produces vibrant blooms all season long.
Benefits: Low maintenance and adds romantic charm to any garden.

Krossa Regal Hostas

With their striking blue-green leaves, these hostas add elegance to shaded areas.
Benefits: Deer-resistant and provides lush ground cover.

Little Lime Hydrangea

A smaller version of the popular Limelight Hydrangea, it features lime-green blooms that age to pink.
Benefits: Compact size and stunning seasonal color changes.

Ninebark ‘Diablo’

This shrub boasts deep purple foliage and white-pink flowers, followed by red seed capsules.
Benefits: Provides color contrast and thrives in challenging conditions.

Norway Spruce

A fast-growing evergreen, it’s ideal for privacy screens or windbreaks.
Benefits: Low maintenance and offers year-round coverage.

Oakleaf Hydrangea

This unique hydrangea features cone-shaped blooms and oak-like foliage that turns red in the fall.
Benefits: Provides year-round interest and thrives in partial shade.

Pink Dogwood

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Redpointe Maple

A standout tree with vibrant red fall foliage and a strong, symmetrical shape.
Benefits: Fast-growing and excellent for shade.

Russian Sage

With silvery foliage and lavender-blue flowers, this perennial adds texture and movement.
Benefits: Drought-tolerant and attracts pollinators.

Salvia

This hardy perennial produces spikes of vibrant purple, blue, or red flowers.
Benefits: Deer-resistant, drought-tolerant, and attracts pollinators.

Serviceberry

A versatile tree or shrub that produces white flowers, edible berries, and brilliant fall foliage.
Benefits: Attracts birds and offers multi-season appeal.

Spirea ‘Pink’

A compact shrub with clusters of pink flowers, perfect for borders or mass plantings.
Benefits: Low maintenance and blooms throughout the summer.

White Pine Tree

This graceful evergreen features soft, long needles and a natural, airy shape.
Benefits: Excellent for windbreaks and wildlife habitats.

White Spruce

A sturdy, adaptable evergreen with a pyramidal shape and bluish-green needles.
Benefits: Provides privacy, shade, and winter interest.

Weigela ‘Wine and Roses’ Shrub

This shrub features deep purple foliage and vibrant pink flowers, adding drama to landscapes.
Benefits: Attracts hummingbirds and provides long-lasting color.

By incorporating these plants into your outdoor space, Transcending Gardens can help create a landscape that’s not only visually stunning but also functional and inviting. Let’s design something extraordinary for your home!

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