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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Asclepias Viridis
Green antelopehorn is a milkweed that is short, drought-tolerant, not aggressive and a monarch favorite
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Echinacea Pallida
Plant pale purple coneflower in perennial gardens or informal prairie plantings for spring blooms, bees and butterflies
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 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: Dalea Candida
White prairie clover nourishes wildlife and soil, asking for little more than sun in return
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Ratibida Columnifera
A shortgrass prairie native wildflower fit for pollinators and dry trouble spots offers benefits all year long
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Clematis Virginiana
Devil’s darning needles, a vigorous vine native to eastern North America, likes partial shade and many types of soils
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Showers Bring Zephyranthes Flowers
Plant zephyrlily bulbs now for lovely blooms amid grassy foliage in summer and fall
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Carex Brevior
This mounding sedge native to many U.S. states is tough as nails and can replace the traditional lawn in low-traffic areas
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Dalea Frutescens
Black dalea’s violet flowers and finely textured foliage add beauty to the Southwestern fall landscape
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Rhus Aromatica ‘Gro-Low’ Handles Many Tough Sites
Plant ‘Gro-Low’ fragrant sumac in eastern and midwestern U.S. gardens for its tolerance of tough sites, spreading form and orange fall color
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