native plants - Fine Gardening
-
DesignSilphiums: The Giant Native Plants We All Should Be Growing
As a budding horticulturist, my first encounter with prairie dock (Silphium terebinthinaceum) was intriguing and puzzling. The sheer size and verticality of the spade-like leaves slicing through grasses and forbs…
-
How-To4 Steps to Remove Invasive Plants in Your Yard
Invasive plants aren’t just unsightly weeds with bad manners. They can cause serious ecological damage, threaten biodiversity, and even put human health and safety at risk. These nonnative species are…
-
DesignTrue Blue Flowers Native to the Mountain West
Aside from the wide-open sky, true blue is a rare color in continental landscapes. The few places it does occur typically signal lakes and rivers, crucial sources of water (and…
-
DesignCaroline’s Pollinator Pictures, Part 2
Hi GPODers! We're back in Caroline's Ontario garden to see more of her pollinator paradise. Check out Part 1, if you missed it yesterday, and read the paragraph below for…
-
DesignCaroline’s Pollinator Pictures, Part 1
Hi GPODers! Over the course of the past month we've seen some fabulous snow photos from Caroline Blais, who lives just outside of the village of Belwood in Ontario, Canada…
-
DesignA Sophisticated Garden Designed with Native Plants for Pollinators
As a landscape designer, I’m well accustomed to a challenge. So I wasn’t too worried when the homeowner of a property in Aldie, Virginia, gave me a seemingly straightforward mandate:…
-
DesignMichelle’s Habitat Gardens in Pennsylvania
Hi GPODers! Yesterday we explored the joys (and beauty) of producing food through Mark's vegetable garden in Vermont (Mark’s Ornamental Vegetable Garden in Vermont). Today we're discussing another vital reason…
-
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…
-
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…
-
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…
Fine Gardening Magazine
