Landscape plants have many unique characteristics and potential uses in the home landscape. Listed here are some lists and articles relating to such things as plants adapted to certain environmental factors such as shade, dry soils, acid soils, cold climates, etc. There are also listings for plants to meet certain design criteria such as flower colors, plant form, fruiting traits, etc. We also cover such things as season of bloom, problem plants and other information you might need to choose (or eliminate) plants for use in your home landscape.