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Versatile, well-mannered and low maintenance are good words to describe the latest generation of dwarf shrubs. These varieties offer multiple seasons of interest, extended bloom times and they are well suited for mass plantings. These shrubs promise more beauty with less effort on your part. Dwarf shrubs have many uses in the landscape. Small hedges and borders, whether in straight, circular, curved, or staggered rows are common. Dwarf shrubs are excellent for mass plantings

Bigger and Better Begonias Bronze leaf Wax begonia varieties have been widely used for years in Oklahoma. This easy-to-grow annual does well in a variety of conditions and needs little to thrive. However, there are several other Begonia varieties with different shapes, sizes, and colors that have no problem taking the spotlight in any garden setting.They are well-suited for container gardens and for landscape beds. Big Begonia Bigger and better than standard wax begonias. Cre

That shady spot in your garden doesn’t have to be bare. There are shade perennials that will thrive without sun. Plant them once and they will come back every year. Most feature colorful foliage but some will produce flowers. Most need a moderate amount of water and well-drained soil. Plant these shade-loving perennials in beds, borders and containers for great garden color. You’ll have it made in the shade. And the part shade, too. As a guide, partial shade refers to those a

Dwarf Burning Bush A compact deciduous shrub 5 to 6 feet in height and 6 to 8 feet in width. It forms a dense, twiggy, and flat-topped mound. Dark green leaves turn a brilliant rose-red in fall. Emerald Gaiety Euonymus A low-mounding evergreen shrub that matures at 2 feet high and 5 feet wide. Foliage is deep green with a wide margin of pure gold, turning pink-red in cold weather. Manhattan Euonymus An upright, rounded evergreen shrub featuring glossy dark green leaves. Reach

Portulaca Portulaca ColorBlast Series sets a new standard for drought-tolerant color and adds excitement to this plant with the first ever striped flowers. In garden trials ColorBlast’s one inch sized flowers stayed open longer than other varieties under low light conditions and thrived in the summer’s worst heat spells. This super easy-to-grow and maintain plant is ideal for cascading out of baskets and containers and landscape and garden borders and beds. Height 4 to 6 inch

Lantana (Annual Variety) Luscious Lantana Lantana flowers have long since been admired for their extended bloom time. The mounding growth habit and colorful blooms makes this a fantastic choice for landscape, baskets and containers! The Lantana is desired most for their bright, ever-blooming colors, heat tolerance, low maintenance and mounding growth habit for landscape, beds, baskets and containers. This is a great annual for Spring, Summer, and Fall. Attracts bees, butterfl

Annual vincas, also called periwinkle, aren’t the newest annual flowers on the gardening scene, but these cultivar developments have improved flower size and colors, and drought tolerance. Phenomenal flower coverage with glistening green foliage makes these periwinkles outperform all others. They do well in the landscape as a border, filler or even in mass plantings. They’re also perfect for containers and hanging baskets, either as standalone or in combinations. Periwinkles

All these flowers can bear the Oklahoma summer heat and thrive in full sun. You can also grow them in containers. When summer heat kicks in, rely on these drought-tolerant plants to hold their own — and still look beautiful. Angelonia Produces numerous snapdragon-like blossoms in shades of lavender, purple, pink, or white. It is awonderful annual plant that copes well with heat and flowers throughout the season. Canna A profusion of large brightly colored blooms tops lush, gr

Get Growing at TLC Garden Centers Peaceful Petunias One of the most popular annuals, petunias add mountains of color to gardens and containers. These tough plants are capable of putting on loads of blooms through all spring and come in a wide variety of colors and patterns to suit any need. Petunias are very vigorous, with mounding habits that can reach up to 1-2 feet in height in the landscape and will trail over the edges of baskets and containers up to 2-4 feet by the end