Mid-Atlantic Gardening211 Stories
Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Viola Pubescens Dots Woodlands With Yellow
Plant downy yellow violet in eastern U.S. woodland gardens for its heart-shaped leaves and bright yellow flowers
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Osmunda Cinnamomea
Cinnamon fern brings spring interest and summer cool to the shade garden
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Thalictrum Dioicum Thrives in Dry Shade
Plant early meadow-rue in eastern U.S. woodland gardens for its tolerance of dry sites and shade
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Cephalanthus Occidentalis
Buttonbush is an adaptable woody shrub with delightful pincushion flowers
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Chrysogonum Virginianum
This tough ground cover brightens partly shady Eastern gardens with a carpet of golden flowers in midspring
Full StoryTreesGreat Design Plant: Acer Rubrum Brings Shade and Beauty
Red maple — a fast-growing, low-maintenance Eastern native — has spectacular fall foliage and early-spring flowers that feed pollinators
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Grow Blueberries for Their Fruit and More
Eastern gardeners should consider growing blueberry plants for their delicious fruits, bee-friendly spring blooms and brilliant fall foliage
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Eragrostis Spectabilis
Purple lovegrass thrives in tough conditions. It’s a native grass with a wide range across the eastern U.S.
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Bouteloua Curtipendula
Hot, dry clay or rocky soils are sideoats grama’s pleasure ground
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Stylophorum Diphyllum
Appalachian native celandine poppy’s flowers and foliage combine to brighten a woodland garden well into summer
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Polemonium Reptans Paints Woodlands Blue in Spring
Plant Jacob’s ladder in eastern U.S. woodland gardens for its bright blue flowers and delicate foliage
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