When it comes to lawns, I'm generally not a big fan. I don't like mowing it, I don't like spending money on fertilizer, and in general, lawns don't really provide much benefit for wildlife. Yet I...
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One of the prettier Penstemon flowers native to Eastern North America is known as Gray Beardtongue. Scientifically known as Penstemon canescens, it grows up to 3' tall by 18" wide in full sun and...
Flowering Dogwoods (Cornus florida) are one of the showiest native trees around. They are frequently planted in landscaping for both residential and commercial applications. It isn't hard to see why,...
One of the first flowers to bloom in Spring is commonly known as wild violets. Whether you see them popping up in your lawn, along the edge of a forest, or just randomly in a flower bed there is no...
When it comes time to build a garden, most people are faced with the chore to remove the grass. And there are many methods that will work for doing so. But, as the title of this article questions,...
Green Milkweed is a herbaceous wildflower native to North America[1], and is a host plant for caterpillars of the Monarch Butterfly[2]. Scientifically known as Asclepias viridis, it grows up to...