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Gardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Hibiscus Moscheutos
Crimsoneyed rosemallow is an ideal flowering perennial for wet sites and is ready to propagate now
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Gelsemium Sempervirens
Plant Carolina jessamine in fall, and its flowers will signal spring before any other plants start blooming
Full StoryFall GardeningGreat Design Plant: Low-Maintenance Allium Cernuum
Nodding onion is a Mid-Atlantic native bulb with beautiful midsummer blooms
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Chionanthus Virginicus
Lacy flowers cover native white fringetree in spring, and birds feed off its berries in winter
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Helianthus Maximiliani Attracts Beneficial Insects
Maximilian sunflower’s striking yellow flowers light up the fall landscape and attract pollinators and beneficial insects at a crucial time
Full StoryFall GardeningGreat Design Plant: Oligoneuron Rigidum Brightens Fall Gardens
Create a pollinator feeding ground with this cheery, fuss-free goldenrod, formerly known as Solidago rigida, native to much of the U.S.
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Lindera Benzoin Offers 3-Season Interest
Support wildlife and enjoy the aromatic leaves of this U.S. native also known as spicebush, Benjamin bush and spicewood
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Little Bluestem Goes Above and Beyond
It thrives in poor soil and provides food and shelter for wildlife. Plus, Schizachyrium scoparium is just a darn pretty native grass
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Nourish Wildlife With American Beautyberry
The bright purple berries of Callicarpa americana feed winged beauties and make the Southeast U.S. native a fall garden standout
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Spotted Beebalm (Monarda punctata)
Looking for unusual, long-lasting blooms, low maintenance and deer resistance? Try this self-sowing perennial
Full StoryGardening GuidesGreat Design Plant: Butterfly Milkweed, a Beacon in the Prairie
Vivacious orange flowers for you, nectar for the butterflies and bees. Asclepias tuberosa is worth planting for more reasons than one
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