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Our Favorite Native Species and Hardy Flowering Plants

All week, we’re revisiting the most popular stories of 2025, including this one from July. A shade garden is a green and contemplative refuge....

Growing and Overwintering Native Plants in Pots

Globally, cities are expanding. By 2050, more than two-thirds of the population is expected...

Pink Muhly Grass, Muhlenbergia capillaris A Colorful Native

Whenever anyone asks what is my favorite plant, of course, I can never answer. I usually have at least 3 or 4 plants that are...

How to Grow Scutellaria Incana, a Native North American Wildflower

Downy Skullcap, Scutellaria Incana The longer I garden, the more I want to grow perennials that bloom for as long as possible, and that...

I’m talking native plant design on Growing Greener Podcast

September 10, 2025 I’m on the Growing Greener podcast this week! I’m talking with host Tom Christopher about using native plants in formal or traditional...

The Irresistible Beauty of Native Cuphea Plants

Occasionally, I will get the urge to obsess over a group of plants. I have gone mad for Magnoliasfrenetic for Fothghysterical for Hydrangeabut now...

Learn how to design with Texas native plants from Andrea DeLong-Amaya

August 11, 2025 Austin-area gardeners, come learn from native-plant expert Andrea DeLong-Amaya at a September 11 presentation for Garden Spark! Andrea will show different ways of using native plants...

15 of the Best Native Wildflowers for the US and Canada

This perennial is hardy in Zones 2 to 7 and is also known as narrow leaf fireweed or blooming sally. The long, narrow leaves resemble...

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Lessons Learned: Growing, Killing, and Reviving a Meyer Lemon Tree

Beyond the double-glazed sash windows of our apartment, it is frigid February, but the air indoors smells like a citrus orchard in springtime. After...

Letter of Recommendation: How I Learned to Love My Sauna

I have been coerced into learning new skills and trying new hobbies for as long as I’ve been with my husband. When we were...
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