Southeast Gardening223 Stories
TreesGreat Design Plant: Acer Rubrum Brings Shade and Beauty
Red maple — a fast-growing, low-maintenance Eastern native — has spectacular fall foliage and early-spring flowers that feed pollinators
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Grow Blueberries for Their Fruit and More
Eastern gardeners should consider growing blueberry plants for their delicious fruits, bee-friendly spring blooms and brilliant fall foliage
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Eragrostis Spectabilis
Purple lovegrass thrives in tough conditions. It’s a native grass with a wide range across the eastern U.S.
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Polemonium Reptans Paints Woodlands Blue in Spring
Plant Jacob’s ladder in eastern U.S. woodland gardens for its bright blue flowers and delicate foliage
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Uvularia Grandiflora Thrives in Shade Gardens
Plant largeflower bellwort in eastern U.S. woodland gardens for its nodding, twisted yellow flowers in spring
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Carex Eburnea
The perfect ‘grass’ for dry shade is a sedge
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Thuja Occidentalis ‘Bobozam’
Sculptural, diminutive and low maintenance, Mr. Bowling Ball arborvitae works hard in small spaces
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Crinum Americanum
Bright white flowers with thin delicate petals grace this water-loving southern lily
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Mertensia Virginica
Virginia bluebells provides relief from winter with a big display of color
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Liatris Aspera
Tall blazing star’s unique flower spikes bring butterflies and bees to eastern U.S. gardens in early autumn
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Actaea Racemosa
Elegant flowers top black cohosh in summer woodland gardens
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