Northeast Regional Reports

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    Northeast Regional Reports

    The Best Early Spring Vegetables to Grow

    Spring is a time when many gardeners begin to prepare for the summer season. However, you don’t need to focus solely on summer veggie gardening. There are several vegetables that…

  • ‘Chameleon’ little bluestem
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    Colorful Foliage Plants to Add Drama to the Garden

    Colorful foliage plants provide a steady and long-lasting shot of color and interest in the garden. While flowers come and go, beg for deadheading, or temperamentally decide not to even…

  • close up of bright purple crocus
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    How to Grow Crocuses for a Spectacular Early Spring Display

    Crocuses (Crocus spp. and cvs., Zones 3–8) are some of the most beloved plants in our gardens. They are often the first hopeful sign of spring for many of us,…

  • Golden Glow cut-leaf coneflower
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    9 Aggressive Plants Homeowners May Regret Adding to Their Garden

    We’ve all been there: looking at plants in the nursery and impulsively bringing home something we are not familiar with and don’t have a plan for. These plants are sometimes…

  • a meadow lawn with black eyed susans and asters
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    How to Create a Meadow Lawn with Native Plants

    There’s satisfaction in that perfect crisscross of mown lines across flawless green grass, but with the herbicides, pesticides, water, fuel, and effort it demands, the infamous traditional turf lawn is…

  • tall thimbleweed
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    Native Shade Perennials for the Northeast

    It seems like the majority of the most popular native garden perennials are sun-loving meadow denizens. It can be difficult to find native flowering plants to brighten shadier spots. The…

  • Darts Gold Ninebark
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    Native Plants for Summer Interest in the Northeast

    ‘Dart's Gold’ Ninebark Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Dart’s Gold’ Zones: 3–7 Size: 4 to 6 feet tall and 6 to 8 feet wide Conditions: Full sun; well-drained soil Native range: Eastern North…

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    Northeastern Invasive Plants to Avoid and Native Alternatives to Use Instead

    Most invasive plant species were originally introduced for ornamental use in landscapes. But because they have naturalized at aggressive rates, they have caused habitat destruction and the loss of native…

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    3 Tall Native Perennials to Add Height to Your Garden

    It’s hard to deny that the Midwest hosts the lion’s share of tall and dramatic native perennials, but we in the Northeast also have some statuesque species that will make…

  • Deinanthe caerulea
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    5 Unusual Blooming Perennials for Shade

    When we think “shade,” we typically think foliage. And when we do think of flowering perennials for shade, the same old ones come to mind, such as astilbe (Astilbe spp.…