Mid-Atlantic Gardening211 Stories
Flowers and PlantsFeathery Tufted Hairgrass Beautifies Gardens Coast to Coast
Deschampsia cespitosa offers attractive foliage and habitat for butterflies
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
Full StoryFlowers 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 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 PlantsHeuchera Villosa Stands Heat and Humidity in a Shady Garden
This Appalachian native provides long-lasting foliage and has a lot of colorful cultivars
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 Plants10 Essential Native Grasses and Sedges for Mid-Atlantic Gardens
This collection of common grasses will thrive in the home landscape
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
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