Garden Design

New plants are top of the agenda in spring and we've rounded up some of the very best picks for 2005, from garden center stars to the very rare. Enjoy!

Foliage plants are the hardworking backbone of the garden. They provide year-round interest and color if you choose well.

There's a certain cachet in seeking out the best, the newest or the just plain odd. Here are some leads for the gardener who has everything.

Fresh from test tubes, the mountains of Tibet, or behind grandma's henhouse, these are the new and rediscovered plants people are talking about, designing with and delighting in