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  • Two small white flowers
    Design

    Wildflowers from Staten Island

    Today’s photos are from Virginia Sherry. I'm writing to you from Staten Island, the greenest borough of New York City, where I have gardened for over 60 years. I'd like…

  • Mason bee
    How-To

    Mason Bees Are Easy, Homegrown Pollinators for Your Garden

    Gardeners are becoming more aware of the importance of pollination in our gardens. We now plant early-blooming plants for bee food and add areas of native plants to encourage native…

  • hardy perennials for midwest
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    Tough, Hardy Native Perennials for the Midwest

    Native perennials are becoming more popular and more available to gardeners every year. They have the merits of being adaptable in our climate, and some need less maintenance because they…

  • Carolina silverbell in bloom
    Design

    Native Spring-Flowering Trees for the South

    We all need to add more native plants to our landscapes. Choosing a native tree not only helps the birds and the pollinators in our area, but it can mean…

  • Yellow trout-lily
    Design

    Native Spring Ephemerals for the Mid-Atlantic

    As the ground thaws in the Mid-Atlantic, a group of native flowering plants has a short but sweet time to shine. Spring ephemerals welcome the warmer weather and longer days…

  • monarch butterflies on a liatris flower spike
    Design

    A Garden for Butterflies in Michigan

    Today we’re off to Michigan to see John Blair’s incredible butterfly and hummingbird garden. I sent in some of my garden photos back in 2013 for Garden Photo of the…

  • Tough-Leaf Iris
    Article

    Great Native Plants for the Northwest

    Growing native plants is the gardening equivalent of having your cake and eating it too. Not only are these plants beautiful and more likely to thrive in your landscape, they…

  • Poached Egg Plant
    Article

    Great Native Plants for Northern California

    Growing native plants is the gardening equivalent of having your cake and eating it too. Not only are these plants beautiful and more likely to thrive in your landscape, they…

  • White Mistflower
    Article

    Great Native Plants for the Southern Plains

    Growing native plants is the gardening equivalent of having your cake and eating it too. Not only are these plants beautiful and more likely to thrive in your landscape, they…

  • Prairie Skullcap
    Article

    Great Native Plants for the Northern Plains

    Growing native plants is the gardening equivalent of having your cake and eating it too. Not only are these plants beautiful and more likely to thrive in your landscape, they…