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Outdoor Plant – Purple Fountain Grass (Pennisetum setaceum) is a tender perennial (in few zones) fountain grass that is native to Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East.

 This grass earns its name from the dark, purple-red color of its arching leaves.

Though there are many types of ornamental grasses, purple fountain grass is adored and preferred by gardeners because of its attractive and beautiful purple foliage.

Outdoor plant – Asiatic jasmine (Trachelospermum asiaticum) or Asian Jasmine is the fastest growing evergreen vine landscaping groundcover from the family Apocynaceae. Native to Japan and Korea, 

Asiatic jasmine plants are great alternatives for turfgrass or lawn grass.

It’s an ideal plant for the people who want a beautiful garden with very little maintenance.

Asiatic jasmine is a good replacement for the areas where grass does not grow well especially under canopies of large shade trees, decks, or other overhead structures.

Outdoor plant – Celosia, which is commonly called Cockscomb or Woolflowers, is a member of the amaranth family (Amaranthaceae). 

The name Celosia is derived from the Ancient Greek word κήλεος (kḗleos), which means burning, and refers to the flame-like flower heads. 

Celosias are one of the most eye-catching annuals (except few zones)  to grow in the garden. 

Outdoor plant – Heuchera plant is a perennial plant native to North America from the family Saxifragaceae.

 They are commonly known as Coral bells plant and Alumroot.

These plants are grown mainly for their beautiful foliage that has a fantastic color range.

Heuchera plants also have small bunches of flowers that grow on a long stalk attracting hummingbirds. 

The flower looks like tiny little bells, that’s the reason they are also called it Coral bells.

Outdoor plant – Dusty miller is commonly known as Jacobaea Maritima or Silver Ragwort, is a perennial plant from the family Asteraceae.  

Dusty miller is widely grown for its beautiful and attractive silver foliage.

It can be grown as borders, on slopes, landscaping, rock gardens, as an edger, accent plants, or container plant.

It is an excellent choice for mixed containers and fresh flower arrangements.

They have an ashy-white coating of its leaves hence the name Dusty miller. 

Another reason for being called Dusty miller is, it resembles the millers who work in grinding mill with all dusty white flour over them.

Outdoor plant – Bachelor Buttons (Centaurea Cyanus), also called cornflower or bluebottle, is an annual flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to Europe. 

It is an easy-to-grow plant with low maintenance.

It begins blooming anytime from early summer and continues to until the first frost.

Moss (Bryophyta) is a small flowerless plant that grows in dense clumps or mats, often in damp or shady locations.

Moss does not have a real root or stem system.  It uses structures call rhizoids (which look like miniature roots)   to anchor them to any substrate and allow it to grow anywhere.

Bay laurel (Laurelus Nobilis ) from the plant family Laurel(Lauraceae) is an evergreen shrub or tree native to the Mediterranean region.

Bay laurel, also called the Bay tree, is cultivated in many regions of the world for its aromatic leaves.

Apart from being used as an herb in cooking, Bay laurel is grown as an ornamental plant. This slow-growing tree has a smooth leather dark green color and glossy leaves.

Daffodil is a perennial flowering plant, which keeps coming year after year.

It is the easiest to grow and most forgiving plant. They are usually one of the first flowers seen in the springtime.  

The long, narrow leaves of the Daffodil plant are slightly greyish green in color and rise from the base of the stem.

With good drainage, they thrive in most soils, although they prefer a medium-heavy loam.

Agave is the common name and genus of a succulent plant in the flowering plant family Asparagaceae.

Agaves are native to tropical America that has tall flower stalks rising from a massive, often armed, rosette of thick fleshy leaves.