Growing native plants in Oklahoma is a great way to protect wildlife, support biodiversity and improve soil health.
How native plants can support local pollinators and wildlife
As Thanksgiving approaches, I am always grateful to Native Americans who shared their bounty with the weary pilgrims.
I am on the road, photographing California native plants, and just too dang busy to think about anything else. My post will just be a “best of” selection from a presentation I gave at Santa Barbara Botanic Garden. So here is a portfolio selection of great gardens using California natives. For those of you in
Xeric gardening with native plants: As more of us have become aware of the need to conserve water, the availability of gardening resources has increased.
One of the first native flowers to greet us in Spring is tiny and petite, yet beautiful flower known as Spring Beauty. Scientifically known as…
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Looking to transform your wet landscape with native shrubs that thrive in damp soils? In this video, we’ll explore 7 amazing native shrubs perfect for wet ar...
Our former CISMA Coordinator, Nor Serocki, gave a wonderful presentation in May 2021 for the Liberty Hyde Bailey Museum. It's that time of year again when we...
Information about gardening with California native plants. Myths and misinformation along with what we've learned.
Beautiful electric blue tubular flowers blush purple as they age. Low (12 -18 inches tall) plant with a loose, open habit. Blooming begins in May and continues for a month or two. An easy and hardy penstemon requiring moderate water and sun to light shade. Wonderful for the front of borders. Adored by hummingbirds and bees.
A comprehensive database of Tennessee native plants
Create a more "exotic" native garden with these lesser-known regional beauties, shared in vivid color, from The New England Wildflower Society.
Michigan Lily Lilium michiganense (Lilium canadense spp. michiganense) Full to part sun, wet to medium moisture level, needs rich humusy soil high in organic matter, very strongly acid to neutral pH. 2-5 feet height, blooms in summer, orange flowers. Germination Code: E Very difficult to establish by seeds or plugs. Native Region: Concentrated in…
If you're looking to add more native plants to your northeastern garden, consider these selections. Find the best native plants for the northeast, here.
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Showy Tick Trefoil is a herbaceous flowering perennial native to the upper Midwest, North Eastern United States, and into Canada. As it's name implies, it…
One gardener shared their experience with accidentally planting non-native flowers in a Reddit forum about native plant gardening.
A midwestern blog about pollinators, ecological landscape restoration, nature observations, native plant profiles, and wildlife gardening.
