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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Ironweed Fills Tall Garden Orders
Height, a slender form and a taste for wet soil make this native perfect for rain garden borders — and beneficial insects love it
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Autumn Sage Brings Color and Butterflies
Whether you live in the arid desert or the humid South, you'll likely find this deer-resistant beauty as irresistible as winged creatures do
Full StoryGardening Guides6 Plants That Beat Butterfly Bush for the Wildlife Draw
It's invasive, a nonnative and a poor insect magnet. Check out these better alternatives to butterfly bush in the garden
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Glossy Abelia for Year-Round Beauty
Fragrant flowers, burgundy foliage and hummingbird allure. Deer shun this shrub, but it's a 5-star performer you'll love
Full StoryFlowers5 Sensational Flowering Vines for Warm Climates
Splash your garden with bright tropical color from late summer through fall with these showy trailing and climbing beauties
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Velvety Dwarf Bottlebrush Beckons a Touch
Brilliant red blooms and inviting textures will capture your heart, but the low maintenance and small size will win over your practical side
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Callirhoe Involucrata Wakes Up Hot Garden Spots
Give a dry and sunny garden a jolt of violet-pink color summer to fall — and watch bees and butterflies flock to the nectar
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Wildlife-Loving Dwarf Fothergilla Blazes in Fall
Its bottlebrush flowers attract bees and butterflies, while its stunning orange and scarlet foliage draws all who pass by
Full StoryFlowersHerb Garden Essentials: Grow Your Own Fragrant Lavender
This do-it-all plant is ideal for almost any garden, and its uses are abundant around the home
Full StoryGardening 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
Full StoryLandscape 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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