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Native PlantsGreat Design Plant: Caltha Palustris Is a Welcome Sign of Spring
Brighten your rain garden or pond edge in spring with marsh marigold
Full StoryCalifornia Native PlantsGreat Design Plant: Asclepias Is Attractive to Monarch Butterflies
Increase monarch butterfly populations in California by planting stunning native milkweeds
Full StoryGardening Guides10 Essential Wildflowers for the U.S. Central Plains
Focusing on prairie wildflowers supports the most wildlife in a low-maintenance Plains landscape
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Chelone Glabra
White turtlehead is perfect for rain gardens and moonlit strolls; plant this butterfly host in spring for subtle style in late summer
Full StoryGardening GuidesOh, Deer! 10 Native Flowers That Stand Up to the Herds
Keeping a garden amid hungry deer can be hard, but these plants should fare well
Full StoryGardening Guides8 Native Shrubs for Year-Round Bird Feeding
It’s not just about berries. These plants provide insects for birds and seasonal interest for gardeners
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Tradescantia Ohiensis Adds Shades of Blue
This reliable, adaptable U.S. native provides spider-like foliage and clusters of blue to purple flowers in Eastern gardens each spring
Full StoryGardening Guides8 New Ways to Garden This Year
A successful garden means knowing the plants, the wildlife and yourself
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Woodland Garden Beauty Polystichum Acrostichoides
Eastern U.S. native Christmas fern is a living decoration in the winter woodland garden
Full StoryNative PlantsGreat Design Plant: Hydrophyllum Virginianum
This reliable, shade-tolerant native plant provides spotted foliage and clusters of pink flowers in eastern U.S. woodland and shade gardens
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Lobelia Siphilitica Keeps Its Cool
Great blue lobelia, a flowering native that prefers moist soil, adds a calming blue hue to the late-summer garden
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