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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Heliopsis Helianthoides, a Pollinator Favorite
Plant smooth oxeye in eastern U.S. gardens for its bright, sunny flowers and upright form
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Glandularia Rigida Paints the Ground Purple
Sandpaper verbena's deep purple flowers create a colorful carpet in drought-tolerant gardens
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Jeffersonia Diphylla
The long-lasting foliage of this eastern North American native excels at filling in a shady garden
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Cleome Serrulata
Beckon bees and other pollinators in for a drink of nectar from this western U.S. native’s late-summer flowers
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Thalictrum Dasycarpum Dresses Up Shorelines
Plant tall meadow-rue on central U.S. shorelines and in moist gardens for its frilly cream flowers and blue-green softly lobed foliage
Full StoryGardening GuidesHouzz Call: What’s Your Favorite Backyard Beauty?
The simple, honest daisy is this writer’s go-to garden flower. We want to hear which plant, flowering or otherwise, gives you special joy
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Penstemon Grandiflorus
Bring this drought-loving perennial with massive flowers home to your prairie garden
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Gaura Lindheimeri
Delicate, butterfly-shaped flowers ‘float’ above the foliage of this lovely, drought-tolerant perennial
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Anemone Canadensis Adds Pizzazz to Water’s Edges
Plant Canadian anemone along pond, lake or stream edges for a splash of white flowers in late spring
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Liatris Squarrosa
This big-bloomed, drought-tolerant native deserves a place in many butterfly gardens
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Russelia Equisetiformis
Cascading foliage mimics the appearance of water, while brightly colored flowers add color from spring through fall
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