Northeast Gardening176 Stories
Gardening for ButterfliesGreat Design Plant: Mardi Gras Sneezeweed Throws a Color Party
It brings high energy, takes low maintenance and wears a brilliant outfit. If only all garden guests were this dandy
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Landscape DesignGreat Design Plant: Sun-Loving Ninebark Puts on a Color Show
This tall, dark and handsome native shrub is equally at home in jeans and boots or in a suit and tie
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Landscape DesignGreat Design Plant: Lively Fountain Grass Thrives Just About Anywhere
Enjoy fountain grass for its exuberant form, long-lasting color and texture for borders and more
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Discover Queen of the Prairie's Sweet Aroma
If you like the look of cotton candy and the smell of roses and want an easy perennial, you're in luck with this plant
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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
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FlowersGreat Design Plant: 'Rozanne' Cranesbill
Try this vigorous scrambling beauty as a ground cover or container plant for captivating garden color all summer long
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Veronica
Consider adaptable Veronica, or speedwell, for its colorful blooms, butterfly-drawing power and low maintenance requirements
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Gardening 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
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Regional Garden GuidesNortheast Gardener's April Checklist
Revel in the wonders of spring by babying bulbs, sprinkling seeds for root crops and setting out some nibbles for the birds
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Landscape DesignGreat Design Plant: Saucer Magnolia
Witness its glorious spectacle in early spring, but this specimen tree brings other delightful visuals to a garden too
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Regional Garden GuidesNortheast Gardener's February Checklist
Follow your passions during the month of love with bursts of your favorite colors and fragrances via indoor plants
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