Native Plants

If we want gardens to look less weedy then we need to stop pampering wild plants and give them what they want -- tough competition and limited resources.

One chemical-free way to defend against invasive species is to plant native plants that can outcompete them.

Native plants are more hardy, less disease resistant, and better for nature. Here are 9 beautiful ones or the Midwest that you want in your yard.

Learn how to design a stylish pollinator garden; a bustling meeting space for bees, butterflies, parasitic wasps, and hummingbirds.

Native plant expert Digby Growns shares his favourite trees to plant in your own garden.

Get ready to plant fall blooming flowers with our tips for making the most of your garden color. We'll also help you attract pollinators without aggravating your allergies.

If you’ve recently learned about the importance of native plants, changing up your whole garden can get expensive. Native plants can also be hard to find for sale. But don’t worry, it’s totally possible to help the planet with a native garden without spending much money at all.

Add these easy-growing native northeast plants to your garden for lots of low-maintenance color through the seasons.

Discover essential gardening tips for growing native plants and enhancing your garden design. Learn about 30 perennial plant suggestions that are perfect for creating a beautiful native plant landscape. Find more native plant gardening tips, flower garden ideas and landscaping inspiration at Mygardenlife.com.

Free planting templatesI often find getting started is the hardest part of many projects. I was recently reminded how true that is for gardening when a Master Gardener from Newport News wrote to me about a fantastic project she is working on with her fellow gardeners: a "Getting Started" kit tailored specifically to Virginia coastal gardens. This sounds like a terrific idea and I hope to be able to share it when it is ready for prime time. In the meantime, her note jogged my memory about…