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Gardening Guides10 Essential Native Trees for Southwestern Gardens
Add beauty and welcome shade to arid gardens with one or more of these trees from the region
Full StoryRosesSmooth Rose’s Arching, Not-So-Thorny Canes Provide Beauty All Year
Plant Rosa blanda, native from the Great Lakes eastward, for its long bloom season, pollinator food and attractive red hips in autumn
Full StoryFlowers and PlantsUsher In Fall With Viburnum Lentago
Plant nannyberry for a profusion of spring flowers, beautiful autumn color and attractive fruit that the birds will devour
Full StoryGardening Guides8 Native Grasses and Sedges for Southeastern Gardens
These plants bring beautiful texture to the landscape
Full StoryFlowers and PlantsFor a Bare Garden Wall or an Empty Corner, Consider Jasmine Nightshade
Solanum laxum has dainty white flowers and thrives in gardens where winters are mild
Full StorySouthwest Gardening10 Flowering Vines for Southwestern Gardens
These resilient, adaptable plants thrive in the region’s extreme climate and provide a variety of garden benefits
Full StoryFlowers and PlantsThis Sunny Yellow Flower Helps Fall Pollinators and Landscapes
Oligoneuron riddellii’s distinct grass-like leaves and bright flowers jazz up the garden in the upper Midwest and Central Plains
Full StoryFlowers and PlantsEasterners: Consider This Native Alternative to Boxwood
Inkberry, or Ilex glabra, excels as a foundation plant or formal hedge perfectly suited to the East Coast
Full StoryFlowers and PlantsPlant Ilex Cassine for a Privacy Screen That Feeds the Birds
Dahoon and its hybrids provide lovely evergreen foliage in southeastern U.S. gardens
Full StoryGardening GuidesGermander Sage Makes a Versatile Flowering Ground Cover
Light up drought-tolerant gardens, and attract butterflies and hummingbirds, with Salvia Chamaedryoides’ vibrant blue blooms
Full StoryFlowers and PlantsNeedle Palm Brings Unique Texture to the Southern Woodland Garden
This sprawling, resilient palm can be used in many ways
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