Many of us have at least a section of garden that is shady most of the time. Shade gardens can be bor-ring unless you spice them up with…
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Read more Plant This Hardy Spring Wildflower in the Garden for HummingbirdsOnly a handful of gardens around the globe are real must-visits for garden lovers. Ayrlies, on a large country estate near Whitford, southeast of Auckland on New Zealand’s…
Read more Garden Visit: Beverley McConnell’s 12 Acres of Eden – GardenistaThe Garden Club of America (GCA) has named Vernonia lettermannii ‘Iron Butterfly’ Plant of the Year—which, according to its website, “is awarded annually to acknowledge the cultivation and…
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Read more Do Not Plant This Invasive Groundcover if you Live in North AmericaMoving perennials or shrubs once they’re in situ can be daunting for a novice gardener. But when you are starting a garden or reinventing one, it’s almost impossible…
Read more Secrets of an English Head Gardener: How to Transplant Shrubs and Perennials – GardenistaAll week, we’re revisiting the most popular stories of 2025, including this one from July. A shade garden is a green and contemplative refuge. It can also be…
Read more Perennials for a Shade Garden: Our Favorite Native Species and Hardy Flowering PlantsDecember is the month for year-end reviews. There’s already a deluge of best-of lists for books and movies, but what about plants? I think they deserve accolades, too.…
Read more The All-Star List: 5 Plants I Want More of In My Garden – GardenistaAs gardens fade and the days darken, it’s tempting to forget about what’s going on outdoors until early spring when everything jolts back into life. But this is…
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Read more Don’t Cut Your Garden Back! Leave Plants for the Birds to Eat in WinterHow to Grow Spotted Bee Balm From Seed Scroll Up This website uses cookies to improve your experience. By clicking accept you give us permission to set cookies.…
Read more How to Grow Spotted Bee Balm From SeedLobelia siphilitica, Blue Cardinal Flower Blue cardinal flower, also known as great blue lobelia, is a tall native perennial that blooms for long weeks at the end of…
Read more Blue Cardinal Flower: How to Grow Lobelia, a Native Perennial10 Late-Blooming Perennial Flowers to Attract Butterflies in the Fall Scroll Up #simple-social-icons-2 ul li a, #simple-social-icons-2 ul li a:hover, #simple-social-icons-2 ul li a:focus { background-color: #d9472e !important;…
Read more A Professional Gardener’s Favorite Late-Blooming Perennials for Fall Butterflies“I don’t do frilly,” say Diane Schaub, director of gardens at Central Park Conservancy. We are standing under the shade of an old magnolia in the English garden,…
Read more Color Theory: 10 Perfect Plant Combinations for Autumn – GardenistaWe’ve all done it: planted something we love only to learn, sometimes years later, that it is invasive where we live. In many cases, we can be forgiven.…
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Read more Why Every Garden Needs a Red Hot Poker: The Ultimate Guide to KniphofiaDowny Skullcap, Scutellaria incana The longer I garden, the more I want to grow perennials that bloom for as long as possible, and that ask for as little…
Read more Downy Skullcap: How to Grow Scutellaria Incana, a Native North American WildflowerIf you have always associated fall with the end of the growing season, you’ve got to give these fall-blooming flowers a try. Keep reading to learn about the…
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