Mountain Laurel – How to Grow and Care for Kalmia Latifolia
Mountain Laurel is a flowering evergreen shrub native to Eastern North America. I believe this to be one of the showiest plants you can encounter...
Purple Giant Hyssop – Grow and Care
Purple Giant Hyssop is a herbaceous native perennial wildflower that blooms for a long time late in the season, and is good for bees and...
Anise Hyssop – Facts, Identification, Uses, Grow & Care
Anise Hyssop is a perennial flower native to North America that has a long bloom duration, showy flowers, and valuable to wildlife. Besides being of...
Join Our Gardening With Native Plants Facebook Group
Are you interested in gardening with native plants, but haven’t started yet? Are you an experienced gardener who has been gardening with native plants for...
How to Grow Liatris from Seed
Liatris is a genus of flowers containing over 50 species of flowers, most being pink/purple in color (and very showy). Each species has its own...
Virginia Bluebells – Facts, Grow and Care
Virginia Bluebells is a herbaceous perennial wildflower native to North America. It is one of the earliest plants to bloom in the Spring, giving you...
Illustrated Guide on How to Stratify Seeds
As you learn to garden or grow plants from seed, you may have come across the term ‘Stratify’ or ‘Stratification’. If it is a new...
Brown-Eyed Susan – Facts, Grow and Care
Brown Eyed Susan is a native yellow wildflower that can be adapted to gardens. As a member of the Rudbeckia family, it is closely related...
How to attach a Granite Top to a Wooden Table
About a year or so after we moved into our new (used) home my wife decided it was time to begin updating the style, as...
Giant St. John’s Wort – Facts, Identification, Grow and Care
Giant St. John’s Wort is a yellow native perennial wildflower that grows in Eastern North America. I first noticed this flower while on a hike. ...