It can be hard to find native plants that will thrive in suburban dry shade with deer pressure in the Mid-Atlantic. This article discusses the challenges and provides a vetted list of native plant species that actually work in those conditions.

A monarch caterpillar feeds on the leaf of a blooming common milkweed plant, Asclepias syriaca. If I’m honest, it starts with the Big...

Gardening with native plants is a process requiring curiosity, patience, and experimentation. I remember the day I first understood the...

Know your plant terminology: Species, Selections, Varieties, Cultivars, and Hybrids When you begin to be interested in native plants,...

Designed plant communities mimic nature in a visual appealing way In Sara Stein’s excellent 1993 book, Noah’s Garden, Stein introduces...