Mid-Atlantic Gardening211 Stories
Regional Garden GuidesMid-Atlantic Gardener's October Checklist
It's time to tidy up from summer, savor fresh herbs while you can and prepare for the symphony of garden color to come
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Milkweed
Quit cringing. This not-weed plant is a sight to behold in the garden, has a delicious vanilla scent and is a magnet for butterflies
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Purple FoliageGreat Design Plant: Autumn Snakeroot
Venture fearlessly into the dark with this striking almost-black plant that brings a dramatic mood to the garden
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Indian Grass
Bring whispers of prairie winds to your garden with this swaying native grass that stands tall all winter
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Blue and Gray FoliageGreat Design Plant: Bluestem Joint Fir
For a splash of cool blue color that lasts all year, try this evergreen in a sunny and dry garden spot
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Red FoliageGreat Design Plant: 'Shenandoah' Switchgrass
With jewel-like flowers that belie its tough nature, this warm-season grass is wonderful in a fall garden vignette
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Coreopsis 'Redshift'
Breaking with its pure-yellow past, 'Redshift' tickseed will change up a bland garden with its hot new color combo
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Regional Garden GuidesMid-Atlantic Gardener's September Checklist
Squash, anyone? Cool-season veggies are suiting up for the garden, while summer's last blooms are winding down
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Gardening GuidesGarden Tour: A Ravaged Plot Emerges as a Showpiece
From natural disaster to natural beauty, this suburban Pennsylvania garden recovered in style
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Summer GardeningGreat Design Plant: Pink Muhly Grass
Bring billowing clouds of pink to your yard with this heat-tolerant, sun-loving ornamental grass
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FlowersGreat Design Plant: Joe Pye Weed
This unsung beauty tolerates wet soil, provides beautiful late summer blooms and attracts butterflies and hummingbirds
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