Central Plains Gardening157 Stories
Gardening GuidesPackera Aurea Puts On a Springtime Show in Sun or Shade
This vigorous native ground cover welcomes bees with its early-blooming flowers and makes an attractive lawn alternative
Full StoryGardening GuidesNothocalais Cuspidata Isn’t That Kind of Dandelion
This native dandelion for spring pollinators thrives in tough conditions in central U.S. prairies
Full StoryGardening GuidesWhat Prairies Teach Us About Garden Design
Wild spaces offer lessons for home gardeners about plants, pollinators and the passage of time
Full StoryFlowers10 Spring Wildflowers for the Central Plains
These blooming native perennials thrive in dry locations and help welcome early-season pollinators
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plants: Rhus Trilobata
Plant skunkbush sumac for its brilliant fall color, and tiny late-winter flowers that provide food for pollinators
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Phlox Divaricata
Plant wild blue phlox in central and eastern U.S. woodland gardens for its bright blue flowers in early spring
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Yucca Glauca
Soapweed yucca's pale green leaves brighten the winter garden and add sculptural interest year-round
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Asclepias Viridis
Green antelopehorn is a milkweed that is short, drought-tolerant, not aggressive and a monarch favorite
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Echinacea Pallida
Plant pale purple coneflower in perennial gardens or informal prairie plantings for spring blooms, bees and butterflies
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Pseudognaphalium Obtusifolium, or Rabbit Tobacco
This late-blooming native annual, also known as sweet everlasting, adds spontaneity to landscapes in the eastern United States
Full StoryGardening GuidesHow to Stop Worrying and Start Loving Clay Soil
Clay has many more benefits than you might imagine
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