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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Ratibida Pinnata Flutters in the Breeze
This bright coneflower brings splashes of yellow to eastern U.S. prairie gardens and perennial borders
Full StoryGardening GuidesThese Hedges Can Add Interest to Your Winter Garden
Evergreen trees and shrubs provide structure and color in the winter months — and can attract wildlife too
Full StoryGardening GuidesGrow a Beautiful Garden in Alkaline Soil
Got alkaline soil? Learn how to manage it and the many beautiful plants that will thrive in this ‘sweet’ soil
Full StoryGardening GuidesThis Fly Is One of the Most Beneficial Insects Around
Meet the syrphid fly, a colorful pollinator that also beats chemicals for controlling aphids and other garden pests
Full StoryGardening GuidesWhat’s in a Name? See 6 Wildflowers That Aren’t ‘Weeds’ at All
Dispel the stereotypes of weeds and try these wildlife-supporting native wildflowers in your garden
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Chamaecyparis Nootkatensis
Alaska cedar brings an element of sculpture to the garden
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Annual Phacelias
Coveted by California beekeepers and wildlife gardeners, phacelias are worth planting now for their prolific blue to purple spring blooms
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Geum Triflorum
Nodding red blooms, glittery effervescent seed heads and a tough-as-nails constitution make prairie smoke a winning ground cover
Full StoryGardening Guides10 Top Native Plants for the U.S. Southeast
For a low-maintenance and wildlife-friendly landscape, use Southern natives that withstand heat and humidity
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Convolvulus Cneorum
Bush morning glory’s silvery foliage is transformed every day as pinkish buds open to reveal white flowers
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Staphylea Trifolia Shines in the Shade
Plant American bladdernut for 3 seasons of interest: spring flowers and striped brown branches and bladder-like seedpods in fall and winter
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