Mid-Atlantic Gardening211 Stories
Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Ratibida Pinnata Flutters in the Breeze
This bright coneflower brings splashes of yellow to eastern U.S. prairie gardens and perennial borders
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Chamaecyparis Nootkatensis
Alaska cedar brings an element of sculpture to the garden
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Staphylea Trifolia Shines in the Shade
Plant American bladdernut for 3 seasons of interest: spring flowers and striped brown branches and bladder-like seedpods in fall and winter
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Dicentra Eximia Brightens Shady Gardens
This North American bleeding heart species blooms from spring to fall and welcomes bees and hummingbirds
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Cedrus Atlantica ‘Glauca’
With its blue foliage and variety of shapes, blue atlas cedar earns its place in the sun
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Polystichum Polyblepharum
With great structure and year-round beauty, tassel fern earns its place in the shade garden
Full StoryFall GardeningGreat Design Plant: Symphyotrichum Novae-Angliae Ushers in Fall
With bold purple flowers easily accessible to pollinators, New England aster offers loads of interest in the autumn garden
Full StoryFall GardeningGreat Design Plant: Oligoneuron Rigidum Brightens Fall Gardens
Create a pollinator feeding ground with this cheery, fuss-free goldenrod, formerly known as Solidago rigida, native to much of the U.S.
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Lindera Benzoin Offers 3-Season Interest
Support wildlife and enjoy the aromatic leaves of this U.S. native also known as spicebush, Benjamin bush and spicewood
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Calycanthus Floridus
This U.S. native plant — also called Eastern sweetshrub, Carolina allspice and strawberry shrub — is an aromatic and a visual treat
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Northern Maidenhair Fern Softens Shade Gardens
Stir up some romance in dark corners with the billowy fronds of native Adiantum pedatum
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