Mid-Atlantic Gardening211 Stories
Flowers 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 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
Full StoryFlowers and PlantsHydrangea Arborescens Illuminates Garden Borders and Paths
This long-blooming eastern North American native shrub finds a home in landscapes around the world
Full StoryFlowers and PlantsHelp Monarchs and Other Butterflies by Planting Common Milkweed
Summer-blooming Asclepias syriaca is an important larval host plant for the monarch butterfly and attracts a number of pollinating insects
Full StoryFlowers and Plants10 Essential Shrubs for Mid-Atlantic Gardens
Easy-to-grow mid-Atlantic native shrubs celebrate the character of the region
Full StoryFlowers and PlantsCalico Aster Is a Shade-Loving Pollinator Nirvana
Plant Symphyotrichum lateriflorum, an eastern U.S. native, in summer for fall blooms that scores of wildlife species will love
Full StoryNative PlantsPlant These Fall-Flowering Natives in Early Summer for Pollinator Love
These 3 groups of plants will support masses of beneficial insects come autumn
Full StoryFlowers and PlantsAruncus Dioicus Is a Stately Plant for Shady, Moist Garden Spots
Plant goat’s beard in perennial and woodland gardens. Its large white spring blooms attract bees, beetles and butterflies
Full StoryGround CoversNative Alternatives to English Ivy, Japanese Pachysandra and Periwinkle
These shade-loving ground covers are good for the environment and say something about where you are
Full StoryFlowers and PlantsCornus Rugosa, an Understated, Elegant Native Dogwood
Plant roundleaf dogwood for showy white flowers favored by pollinators in spring and for beautiful foliage in fall
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