Five Fabulous Garden Plans: Bird & Butterfly, Deer-Resistant, Easy-Care, Shade, and Sunny Summer

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Bird and Butterfly Garden Plan

Though it takes up less than 16x16 feet, this plan is big on impact. Butterflies love anise hyssop, aster, black-eyed Susan, purple coneflower. Hummingbirds adore butterfly bush and bee balm. Monarch caterpillars on butterfly weed.

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Deer-Resistant Garden Plan

We can't promise deer won't occasionally nibble, but this collection represents plants deer commonly leave alone: cushion spurge, lamb's-ears, peony, iris. At 12x14 feet, easy to tuck in any sunny corner.

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Easy-Care Summer Garden Plan

Perfect if you want a beautiful garden but lack time. Features no-fail favorites: catmint, daylily, iris, Russian sage, yarrow. Blooms from May through September; winter interest from feather reedgrass. Garden is 12x13 feet.

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No-Fuss Shade Garden Plan

Many wonderful plants grow without full sun—we're not sure why shade has a challenging reputation. This plan fills shady corners with big color. Show starts with deer/rabbit-resistant hellebores in early spring (sometimes before snow melts) and continues through fall with hosta and Japanese painted fern foliage.

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Beautiful Sunny Summer Garden Plan

Use this design in your front yard to stop traffic. Combined favorite low-fuss, high-impact, sun-loving perennials into a simple 16x16-foot plan. Baptisia, Siberian iris, peony offer early summer blooms followed by clematis, daylily, more.

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