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Flowers and PlantsEvoke the Mid-Atlantic’s Indigenous Landscape With These 7 Vines
Use these natives to fill gaps, create a shady cover or add a vertical element
Full StoryFlowers and PlantsThis Fragrant, Flowering Ground Cover Thrives Under Shady Oaks
Island gooseberry, or Ribes viburnifolium, is a California native that’s at home in low-water gardens
Full StoryFlowers and PlantsThis Low-Growing Succulent Brings Green to Dry Yards
The stems of Euphorbia resinifera add an interesting texture to arid gardens and container plantings
Full StoryFlowers and PlantsWarm Up Mild-Winter Gardens With This Cheery Australian Native
Outback cassia’s colorful branches and foliage bring color to the cool-season garden
Full StoryGardening Guides8 Essential Shrubs for Wildlife in the Great Lakes and Midwest
These beautiful native shrubs provide pollen and nectar for bees, and fruit and insects for birds
Full StoryGardening GuidesSee 5 Native Alternatives to Feather Grass and Fountain Grass
Enjoy the movement and soft texture of these California bunch grasses in your garden, and do right by your ecosystem
Full StoryFlowers and PlantsPlant New Mexico False Yucca for Spiky Garden Texture
The large, upright leaves of hesperaloe funifera, a Texas native, add welcome texture to drought-tolerant gardens
Full StoryFlowers and PlantsTry This Unthirsty Evergreen for Fall and Winter Interest
Juniperus virginiana, with berrylike seed cones, adds an exclamation point to eastern North American gardens
Full StoryFlowers and PlantsFeathery Tufted Hairgrass Beautifies Gardens Coast to Coast
Deschampsia cespitosa offers attractive foliage and habitat for butterflies
Full StoryFlowers and PlantsBasin Wildrye Is a Tough Native Bunchgrass With a Big Impact
Leymus cinereus, a tall cool-season bunchgrass, brings rugged beauty and wildlife shelter to gardens in the western U.S.
Full StoryFlowers and PlantsAmerican False Pennyroyal Packs a Minty Punch
Hedeoma pulegioides, an annual native to eastern North America, is a resilient plant with a distinct scent
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