North American Natives - Fine Gardening
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Design‘Smokey Mountain Mint’ Offers a Twist on a Beloved, Tough-as-Nails Native Perennial
If you’re a fan of mountain mints (Pycnanthemum spp., Zones 3–9), you’re in for a treat. This native hybrid selection is a pollinator magnet with gray-purple foliage, silvery-growing tips, and…
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DesignTop Native Shrubs to Replace Boxwood in Your Landscape
Throw a stone in any neighborhood, and more likely than not, you'll hit a boxwood tree. Boxwood (Buxus spp. and cvs., Zones 4–9) is the most popular evergreen shrub sold…
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Design4 Tips for Incorporating Native Plants into Your Garden
Adding native plants into an established garden design can sometimes feel tricky or daunting. Many get tall but then flop over, quickly creep across open real estate, or generously seed…
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How-ToHow to Tell If a Plant Native to One Region Might Do Well Elsewhere
There are a number of clues that indicate the potential for a native plant to be widely adaptable. In general, this information can be found by looking at the characteristics…
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DesignGreat Native Perennials that Are Easy to Grow Almost Anywhere
Got a challenging location in your garden? You’re not alone. I have never encountered a landscape without at least one area that is difficult for growing plants. Mine is a…
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Design9 Aggressive Plants Homeowners May Regret Adding to Their Garden
We’ve all been there: looking at plants in the nursery and impulsively bringing home something we are not familiar with and don’t have a plan for. These plants are sometimes…
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DesignGardens Provide Comfort and Solace at Community Hospice House
Hi GPODers! We get so many very special submissions on Garden Photo of the Day, but this one particularly so. As evident by the title, the subject matter in this…
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DesignThe Best House Foundation Plants for Your Region
When it comes to choosing foundation plants for your home, it’s important to pick species that not only enhance your landscape but also thrive in your specific climate. That’s why…
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CollectionAll About Growing Sedges
There are people who categorize plants as either workhorses or showboats, but wouldn’t we prefer our workhorses to be showboats, and vice versa? Few plants fit that brief quite so…
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Design6 Native Sedges for the Garden
Throughout the wilds of North America, sedges can be found in almost every habitat, from mountaintops to shady wetlands to coastal sand dunes. This diversity of native habitats leads to…
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