Gardening Buyer’s Guide 2024

I don’t know about you, but I’m ready to get outside and get my hands into the warm dirt. Gardening season can’t come soon enough this year. In the meantime, I will have to scratch that itch in other ways (starting seeds) and, of course, dream about what I am going to do to improve my garden this year. The list below features products and plants that would be wonderful additions to any garden. Find inspiration and items that will take your garden to the next level, make your work easier, and add the color or interest you want.

Is there a new product or plant you’ve seen that we’re missing? Leave a comment below with what you’re most excited about in the world of gardening this year.

New plants for 2024

The Mammoth™ Yellow Quill chrysanthemum was bred in Minnesota to be extra hardy. These mums require no pinching, pruning, or deadheading and survive temperatures as low as –30°F. By their second or third year they can reach 4 feet across with hundreds of blooms per plant, significantly impacting landscapes. Plants can grow from 18 to 36 inches tall. Zones 3 to 9.

Price: $14.95

Source: jungseed.com

‘Dark Side of the Moon’ is an astilbe with dark chocolate-burgundy foliage paired with purple flowers. This easy-care perennial prefers shade with rich, moist, and well-drained soil. Plants display colorful masses of feathery spikes for weeks, usually beginning in midsummer, and can grow up to 22 inches tall. Zones 4 to 8.

Price: $14.95

Source: jungseed.com

The ‘Glad Rags’ hosta will add color contrast to your hosta borders with its corrugated and cupped 4-inch leaves. Its narrow, green centers and very wide, bright yellow margins cover almost the entire surface. As the season progresses, the margins soften to shades of ivory