Pet-friendlierZinnia
Zinnia elegans
A sun-loving annual that carries bright daisy-like flower heads from summer into frost.
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27 plants
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beginnerZonal Geranium
Pelargonium × hybridum
A compact tender pelargonium with rounded zoned leaves and repeat clusters of bright flowers.
intermediateTomato
Solanum lycopersicum
A frost-tender edible crop whose yellow flowers develop into fruit on bush or vining plants.
Pet-friendlierRosemary
Salvia rosmarinus
An aromatic Mediterranean shrub with narrow evergreen leaves used fresh or dried in cooking.
intermediateStar Jasmine
Trachelospermum jasminoides
A woody evergreen climber with glossy leaves and clusters of intensely fragrant white pinwheel flowers.
intermediateJapanese Maple
Acer palmatum
A slow-growing small tree prized for layered branching, palmate leaves, and autumn color.
beginnerBlack-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
A familiar North American wildflower with golden rays around a dark domed center, often grown as an annual or short-lived perennial.
intermediateLemon
Citrus × limon
A frost-tender citrus tree commonly grown in a movable patio container outside warm climates.
intermediateOlive
Olea europaea
A drought-adapted evergreen tree with silver foliage, grown in ground or a large sunny container.
intermediateEnglish Lavender
Lavandula angustifolia
An aromatic, drought-tolerant flowering annual, bulb, or perennial for home gardens.
intermediateFrench Marigold
Tagetes patula
A compact warm-season flowering annual, bulb, or perennial for home gardens.
intermediatePetunia
Petunia × atkinsiana
A trailing or mounding long-blooming flowering annual, bulb, or perennial for home gardens.
intermediateGarden Pansy
Viola × wittrockiana
A cool-season, face-flowered flowering annual, bulb, or perennial for home gardens.
intermediateSnapdragon
Antirrhinum majus
An upright flower-spiked flowering annual, bulb, or perennial for home gardens.
intermediateGarden Cosmos
Cosmos bipinnatus
An airy, fast-growing annual flowering annual, bulb, or perennial for home gardens.
intermediateGarden Dahlia
Dahlia pinnata
A tuberous, cultivar-diverse flowering annual, bulb, or perennial for home gardens.
intermediateHighbush Blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum
An acid-soil fruiting deciduous or evergreen landscape shrub for home gardens.
intermediateLeaf Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
A quick, cut-and-come-again leafy edible annual or short-cycle crop for home gardens.
intermediateCucumber
Cucumis sativus
A tendril-climbing warm-season fruiting edible annual or short-cycle crop for home gardens.
intermediateZucchini
Cucurbita pepo
A compact-bush summer squash edible annual or short-cycle crop for home gardens.
intermediateSweet Pepper
Capsicum annuum Grossum Group
A non-pungent warm-season fruiting edible annual or short-cycle crop for home gardens.
intermediateChili Pepper
Capsicum annuum Longum Group
A pungent warm-season fruiting edible annual or short-cycle crop for home gardens.
intermediateEggplant
Solanum melongena
A heat-loving fruiting edible annual or short-cycle crop for home gardens.
intermediateBush Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
A compact nitrogen-fixing pod edible annual or short-cycle crop for home gardens.
intermediateKale
Brassica oleracea Acephala Group
A cold-tolerant leafy edible annual or short-cycle crop for home gardens.
intermediateSwiss Chard
Beta vulgaris Cicla Group
A colorful cut-and-come-again leafy edible annual or short-cycle crop for home gardens.
intermediatePotato
Solanum tuberosum
A hilled, tuber-forming edible annual or short-cycle crop for home gardens.
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Check pots daily in hot or windy weather and water thoroughly until excess drains away.
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