Northeast Native Plants138 Stories
Gardening GuidesPackera Aurea Puts On a Springtime Show in Sun or Shade
This vigorous native ground cover welcomes bees with its early-blooming flowers and makes an attractive lawn alternative
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plants: Rhus Trilobata
Plant skunkbush sumac for its brilliant fall color, and tiny late-winter flowers that provide food for pollinators
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Phlox Divaricata
Plant wild blue phlox in central and eastern U.S. woodland gardens for its bright blue flowers in early spring
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Sassafras Albidum
This eastern native tree has beautiful foliage, a spicy aroma and a rich history
Full StoryTreesNative Plant Alternatives to Invasive Common Buckthorn
Learn how to identify and control this aggressive plant, and what to grow in its place
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Pseudognaphalium Obtusifolium, or Rabbit Tobacco
This late-blooming native annual, also known as sweet everlasting, adds spontaneity to landscapes in the eastern United States
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Cornus Racemosa
In eastern North America, plant gray dogwood for erosion control or privacy, and you'll get flowers, berries and maroon fall foliage too
Full StoryTreesGreat Design Plant: Nyssa Sylvatica
The black gum tree tolerates moist soil and provides many years of beautiful foliage, from summer to fall
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Asclepias Verticillata
Plant whorled milkweed in dry central and eastern U.S. gardens to attract monarch butterflies and other insect pollinators
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Antennaria Neglecta
Plant field pussytoes in midwestern and eastern U.S. rock gardens for early-spring flowers and silver foliage
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Rhus Glabra
Smooth sumac provides powerful jolts of fall color and persistent fruit clusters that add interest through the winter
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