Mid-Atlantic Gardening211 Stories
Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Nourish Wildlife With American Beautyberry
The bright purple berries of Callicarpa americana feed winged beauties and make the Southeast U.S. native a fall garden standout
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Sensitive Fern Shows Its Strengths
Wondering what will thrive in your wet, shady garden? It’s Onoclea sensibilis to the rescue
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Native PlantsGreat Design Plant: Wild Bergamot, Friend of Foragers
Nourish butterflies and other winged creatures with the tubular flowers of Monarda fistulosa, a pretty pink native
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Pale Indian Plantain Stands Tall and Proud
Height and generous flower heads earn Arnoglossum atriplicifolium the attention of both human and insect visitors
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Foamflower Cushions Shady Garden Areas
Try evergreen ground cover Tiarella cordifolia for a soft look all year — one the rabbits and deer won’t mess with
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Ostrich Fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris)
Try this giant among ferns for a showstopping sight in a shady or even somewhat sunny woodland garden
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Spotted Beebalm (Monarda punctata)
Looking for unusual, long-lasting blooms, low maintenance and deer resistance? Try this self-sowing perennial
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Butterfly Milkweed, a Beacon in the Prairie
Vivacious orange flowers for you, nectar for the butterflies and bees. Asclepias tuberosa is worth planting for more reasons than one
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Skylands Oriental Spruce, a Favorite Conifer
Brighten up a drab corner of your garden with Picea orientalis ‘Skylands’, a smaller spruce that a bird family might just call home
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Little Heath Andromeda Brings 4-Season Color
Rosiness in the cool months and fragrant white flowers in spring help make this shrub a winner — and hummingbirds love it too
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FlowersGet Coneflower Blooms All Summer Long
Plant these 5 native species to bring beauty to the garden — and pollen to the insects — from June through August
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