When you choose ornamental plants for your landscape, you should consider three things. First, you should know something about the physical and ornamental traits of the plants, such as their size, shape, type and color. Second, you need to know if the plant is hardy in your area. And third, you should consider how you want to use these plants.
Ornamental plants grow to different sizes.
You may choose from ground cover plants as small as 6 inches, shrubs of many sizes, and large trees to over 85 feet tall. It is very important to know what size plant you want for the landscape planting. Then choose that size plant from one of the lists in the plant selection guide. The plant selection guide lists plants according to size. It begins with the smallest ground cover plants which grow up to 24 inches high.