January

Sun/part shade; evergreen, with dark glossy leaves bearing sharp needlelike points; small, white blooms, with red berries in winter; a slow grower. Often used as a strong sturdy hedge.

Sun or shade; evergreen with stiff glossy leaves. The spiny leaves are distinctive, with the central tip pointing downward and the outer tips pointing up, resembling horns. Red berries in winter. [...]

Full sun. A cool-season parsley with a fresh citrus-like taste; try growing it outside from mid-November to mid-March. The leaves are widely used in many Latin American and Asian dishes. [...]

Sun/part shade; evergreen; shiny, dark green leaves with sharp spines; ornamental red berries in late fall and winter. An excellent and frequently used foundation plant, fairly tolerant of [...]

Sun or part shade; protect from western sun. Nearly evergreen annual or short-lived perennial, with velvety-white foliage. A favorite bedding plant, massed among more strongly formed ornamentals [...]

Sun or partial shade; evergreen. A low-growing herb with aromatic, feathery foliage which makes an easy groundcover or a companion for more strongly formed plants. Not favored by [...]

Sun or shade; evergreen with small clusters of light lavender-blue flowers; blooms spring through fall. Prostrate varieties can be used as ground cover or bank cover. And of course it can be used [...]

Sun; evergreen with masses of soft, dull, needle-like leaves and clusters of light lavender-blue flowers; blooms spring through fall and into winter. Useful as a perennial, a ground cover, or an [...]

Sun or whole-day dappled shade; in partial shade it tends to lean. Semi-evergreen. Desert olive is a signature fragrance of South Texas, on the early spring days when it is one of the first [...]

Sun or shade. A hardy, heat-tolerant groundcover. Fleshy purple foliage forms spreading mats. Pink flowers appear in warm weather.\n\nUse it in pots and shady spots in the garden, around [...]