Central Plains Gardening157 Stories
Gardening for ButterfliesGreat Design Plant: Senna Hebecarpa Puts on a Magical Show
Furry white tongues that develop into seeds? That's just one of this bee-bringing summer perennial's many talents
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Coreopsis Tripteris
Watch butterflies alight on this plant's summer blooms that reach 6 feet into the sky
Full StoryFlowersGreat Design Plant: 'Rozanne' Cranesbill
Try this vigorous scrambling beauty as a ground cover or container plant for captivating garden color all summer long
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Native Plant: Baptisia
Bring beneficial bee pollinators with this drought-tolerant perennial that looks like a shrub and acts like a flower
Full StoryGardening for ButterfliesGreat Design Plant: Lungwort
Yes, the name is unfortunate. But the flowers and foliage are delightful, and this perennial is easy to grow and shunned by deer
Full StoryGardening for ButterfliesGreat Native Plant: Pasque Flower
Get ahead with this early-blooming perennial, which has an unusual feature you've got to feel for yourself
Full StoryGardening GuidesCentral Plains Gardener's February Checklist
Learn the right way to prune trees this month — when you're not busy spying intrepid spring-hinting blossoms, that is
Full StoryLandscape DesignGreat Design Plant: River Birch
Pick this rugged native tree for its intriguing peeling bark, soil adaptability or leaves that bring dappled shade to a garden
Full StoryGardening for ButterfliesGreat Design Plants: A Bevy of Beauties from the Meadow
Draw butterflies, birds and bees to the garden year-round with these low-maintenance Eupatorium varieties
Full StoryCentral Plains GardeningGreat Design Plant: Culver's Root
Spiky summer blooms beloved by butterflies and architectural interest in winter make this Midwest native plant worth featuring in the garden
Full StoryGardening for ButterfliesGreat Design Plant: Virginia Mountain Mint
Watch a world of insects dine on this Midwest native, an easy bloomer that washes the garden (and your skin) in scents of cool mint
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