Northeast Gardening176 Stories
Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Cephalanthus Occidentalis
Buttonbush is an adaptable woody shrub with delightful pincushion flowers
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TreesGreat Design Plant: Acer Rubrum Brings Shade and Beauty
Red maple — a fast-growing, low-maintenance Eastern native — has spectacular fall foliage and early-spring flowers that feed pollinators
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Larix Decidua ‘Pendula’
Soft, graceful and sculptural, weeping larch is a star in northern U.S. gardens
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Grow Blueberries for Their Fruit and More
Eastern gardeners should consider growing blueberry plants for their delicious fruits, bee-friendly spring blooms and brilliant fall foliage
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Eragrostis Spectabilis
Purple lovegrass thrives in tough conditions. It’s a native grass with a wide range across the eastern U.S.
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Amelanchier Signals Spring With Airy White Blooms
With roughly 20 species of serviceberry native to the U.S., bees can feed on the early-season blooms while birds enjoy the summer berries
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Polemonium Reptans Paints Woodlands Blue in Spring
Plant Jacob’s ladder in eastern U.S. woodland gardens for its bright blue flowers and delicate foliage
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Betula Populifolia
Add a touch of cool northern forest to your landscape with the highly ornamental, fast-growing and wildlife-friendly gray birch tree
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Uvularia Grandiflora Thrives in Shade Gardens
Plant largeflower bellwort in eastern U.S. woodland gardens for its nodding, twisted yellow flowers in spring
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Carex Eburnea
The perfect ‘grass’ for dry shade is a sedge
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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Mertensia Virginica
Virginia bluebells provides relief from winter with a big display of color
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