Brad E. Davis & David Nichols ~ Plants in Design: A Guide to Designing with Southern Landscape Plants Edition:Hardcover long glossy lance-like leaves are

long glossy lance-like leaves are  dark green with yellow or cream spots

Amber Gem Lenten Rose is a late winter-blooming evergreen perennial with leathery rich green basal foliage

Hydrangea quercifolia is one of the species of hydrangea that acts as a pollenizer

Chamaecyparis obtusa Verdoni kz2

Brad E. Davis & David Nichols ~ Plants in Design: A Guide to Designing with Southern Landscape Plants Edition:Hardcover long glossy lance-like leaves arePlants in Design emerged from Brad E. Daviss and David Nicholss love for plants and well designed landscapes and a previous frustration with landscape design guidebooks. While most landscape and garden design resources focus either on design principles or on plant materials, the unique strategy of Plants in Design provides a palette of options organized by mature size and scale, covering many genres of plants from grasses to herbaceous perennials,