Great Lakes Gardening201 Stories
Flowers and PlantsHop Hornbeam Offers Interest in Fall and Winter Landscapes
Plant versatile Ostrya virginiana for its drought tolerance, interesting seedpods and long-lasting rusty brown leaves
Full StoryFlowers and PlantsCommon Pricklyash Provides Reliable Orange or Gold Color in Autumn
Zanthoxylum americanum also serves as food for pollinators, nesting site for songbirds and host for butterfly larvae
Full StoryShrubsTry This Plant for Autumn Color in the Woodland Garden
Alternateleaf dogwood, or Cornus alternifolia, offers a colorful show of creamy spring flowers, blue fruit in summer and maroon fall foliage
Full StoryFlowers and PlantsRhus Hirta Provides Brilliant Foliage Color in Autumn
Plant staghorn sumac for its wildlife value, beautiful fall color and bright red fruit that persists into winter
Full StoryFlowers and PlantsSupport Fall Pollinators With Eupatorium Altissimum
Tall thoroughwort, also called tall boneset, is an adaptable native of the central to eastern U.S. with bright white flowers
Full StoryTreesAmerican Basswood Provides Garden Shade and Forage for Pollinators
Use Tilia americana as a shade tree or along the edge of a woodland for its large leaves and showy flowers
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 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 PlantsPanicum Virgatum, a Prairie Beauty Many Gardeners Can Enjoy
Switchgrass adds color through the year and is a natural ‘seed feeder’ for birds
Full StoryFlowers and PlantsRudbeckia Laciniata Enlivens Late-Season Shady and Sunny Sites
Give long-blooming, towering cutleaf coneflower room to spread in U.S. gardens for maximum rewards
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