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Questions tagged [plant-recommendations]

For questions asking for particular plants that meet a specific need; be sure to describe the type of plant you're looking for, overall climate in your area, where the plants will be situated, and any other information that a respondent will need to know.

Use this tag for questions asking about species or plant groups that meet a particular need - e.g. fill a particular space, be a wind-break, etc.

Include as much information in your question as possible about:

  • what type of plants you're looking for: perennials vs. annuals, herbaceous or not, deciduous vs. evergreen, etc.
  • the overall climate where you live.
  • the environment where the plants will be situated: indoors vs. outdoors, sun vs. shade, space available for the plants to grow, etc.

See also

Use the tag for questions where the plant is already known, but the query is for particular varieties or cultivars.

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Plants to dry out a soggy lawn

I live in the north of England (where it's fairly wet) and have a section of lawn near a fence that is quite mossy and boggy. I cannot put any drainage pipe in, because the only place to run the water would be into the next door neighbour's…
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Is there a grassy plant that's unattractive to livestock without being poisonous?

We'd like to grow a plant (hopefully not obscure, and not hard to cultivate) which livestock (horses in our case) will leave alone. From observing horses the three main plants which they are guaranteed to leave alone are nettles, docks and ragwort.…
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Is there any replacement for the privacy that the thick undergrowth in woods provide?

In the back of my lot I have about 20 feet thick of woods/brush. This provides some very nice privacy from the house that is on the other side of that brush. However, I have had problems with poison ivy and in general just have had a hard time…
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Should I keep thistles?

I have dozens of wild thistles (most likely Silybum marianum, but there are several different kinds) in my yard. Should I keep them, or get rid of them? Their look is fine to me. Would they aggressively spread? What would my neighbors say?
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Flowering climbing planting in areas that are close to auto traffic

I'm wondering about what kinds of plants would be good to grow by busy streets. Specifically I'm interested in recommendations of climbing plants that could scale a wide column with or without a trellis. I'm thinking of doing a project that could…
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Plant recommendations for extremely small pots

I have a bunch of plastic containers from take away food I have ordered over a period of time. I have few container ranging from 200ml to 1 Litre capacity. I was wondering what could I plant in these containers (if possible) indoor or outdoors. I…
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Which Indian/ Asian Bamboo species grow to 1.5"-2" inch diameter have thick segment wall & high lateral strength?

Which Indian/ Asian Bamboo species grow to 1.5"-2" inch diameter have thicker segment wall & high lateral strength? Before you down vote & vote to close, please note similar questions that are valid: Slim 6ft high evergreen hedge for a UK…
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Something's eating my plants

We live in an apartment with a back patio. Something has devoured our chives, kale, spinach and taken chunks of branches out of our tomato plant. Anyone know what would be so brave as to come into an apartment complex???
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I would like to know if it is possible to plant trees in a difficult spot

My question is; what trees can I possibly plant in the area between walls? I was unable to load a picture of the (walls)so I hope I can describe this. I have 2 walls in my backyard (the issues), a 4ft block retaining wall and a 6ft block privacy…
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What plants will grow successfully in an outdoor patio with non-direct light?

I have an outdoor patio (two, actually) that don't get direct sunlight. They face towards the east (which means they should get direct sunlight) but the apartment I live in is directly adjacent to a somewhat thick, albeit small line of trees.…
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Recommendations for plants next to front walkway

I'm trying to find the right mix of plants between the walkway and the exterior wall of the house as you can see in the picture below. There are a few palm trees so there is not a lot of direct light falling in this spot. The previous homeowner had…
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Uncommon Plants in Northern Argentina (Misiones)

A friend of mine has a little plantation in Argentina, Misiones. It's kind of a small rain forrest. I would like to bring him some seed that would grow there and that he can't get there from every florist. I was thinking of a tree, medical plants…
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White alternative for Alchemilla Molis

After 20 years, I'm somewhere close to getting a garden I'm happy with but I now need to undo a plant choice I made 20 years ago: Alchemilla Molis. The problem: I need a plant that provides the benefit of Alchemilla Molis (good ground coverage,…
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What are some low maintenance plants I can use for my front yard?

I've got two sections in my front yard, each with one terrible looking plant. I've removed all other plants(mostly weeds). I want to remove the remaining two plants leaving me with a clean slate. One section is an L-shape 8x4 section and the other…
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Plant suggestions for a rockery in a dry, shaded position

I am planning to make a rockery down the end of my garden. The position is directly underneath two tall Leylandii. The soil there is poor and any moisture very quickly sucked out by the Leylandii. The spot receives no direct sunlight - it is north…
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