Some have striking variegated leaf patterns.

Apr 20, This shrub has it all: Beautiful pink, purple or peachy-colored flowers in late spring, spicy-sweet fragrance, and colorful fall foliage and cool seed pods.

New types are more cold-hardy. Plant it in a border or where you can enjoy its scented flowers.

Varieties to try: Cherry Explosion, Little Quickfire.

Jul 27, Nasturtium. These bright annuals, which readily grow from seed, last all the way through the fall.

Both bushy and vining varieties are beautiful tumbling out of planters, trained up a trellis, or even as a groundcover. Bonus: Nasturtium leaves and flowers are edible, so they’re a pretty addition to bushleaning.barted Reading Time: 6 mins.