Tag: native plants

Want to create a beautiful mini-wildlife sanctuary that is beautiful year-round? Maybe provide some valuable food for pollinators and save the bees? How about making...

Simple steps to successfully growing the Great Blue Lobelia This list is the key requirements to growing the Great Blue Lobelia successfully; Full sun to...

Aromatic Aster – General Description The native perennial Aromatic Aster is a very late bloomer, but it is worth the wait!  Blooming about two weeks...

Penstemon hirsutus, Hairy Beardtongue – General Description Growing this lovely Penstemon is quite easy, and I find it puzzling why it isn’t sold in most...

How to Grow Butterfly Milkweed, Asclepias Tuberosa – the short version. For the short and sweet summary of this article, all you need to provide...

How to grow Heliopsis, the cliff notes version This is a tough, native perennial that will bloom for over two months.  At the most basic...

How to Grow New England Aster – cliff notes Growing New England Aster in your garden is quite easy!  Since it is a perennial that...

Simple Steps for Growing Blazing Star Blazing star is very easy to grow and care for in your garden if you place it where it...

Simple steps for how to grow and care for Columbine Columbine, or any variety of Aquilegia are beautiful perennials that will self-seed in good growing...

Purple Coneflower/Echinacea  Purpurea – How To Grow and Care     Echinacea purpurea Facts / General Description Purple Coneflower, (Echinacea Purpurea) one of the most...