Tiffany, our garden style are very similar. I look at plants for color foliage. I tell every new gardener when they ask for advice Flowers are fleeting foliage is forever. If you put together great colorful foliage and awesome garden ornament what I call the jewelry of the garden people will drool.
To accomplish that I head for houseplants and tropical plants.
I will look for the Persian Shield pic and post it later today. It was ugly all winter but it was in the basement with minimal care but once it got outside in the heat and rain it was gorgeous.
