Northeast Native Plants138 Stories
Gardening 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: Amelanchier Signals Spring With Airy White Blooms
With roughly 20 species of serviceberry native to the U.S., bees can feed on the early-season blooms while birds enjoy the summer berries
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
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Betula Populifolia
Add a touch of cool northern forest to your landscape with the highly ornamental, fast-growing and wildlife-friendly gray birch tree
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Uvularia Grandiflora Thrives in Shade Gardens
Plant largeflower bellwort in eastern U.S. woodland gardens for its nodding, twisted yellow flowers in spring
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Carex Eburnea
The perfect ‘grass’ for dry shade is a sedge
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Mertensia Virginica
Virginia bluebells provides relief from winter with a big display of color
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Actaea Racemosa
Elegant flowers top black cohosh in summer woodland gardens
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Lonicera Sempervirens
Grow this long-blooming, flashy flowering vine to cover a fence or arbor and attract hordes of hummingbirds all season long
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Asclepias Incarnata for a Butterfly Garden
Beautiful swamp milkweed makes it easy to help monarchs and other pollinators in eastern U.S. gardens
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Corylus Americana Awakens the Woodland Garden
Plant American hazelnut for three seasons of interest and to feed our furry and feathered friends
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