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Vibrant pink orchids with speckled centers, favorite winter houseplant

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Favorite Winter Houseplants

Christmas is just around the corner, and everyone has started planning for it. Along with the usual holiday decorations, you can also accentuate the beauty of your home by putting...

Woman with freckles sniffs white flowering herb in sensory garden

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Creating a Sensory Garden with Native Plants

Sensory gardens can be large or small.  Pick a site that has good drainage and is safe.  Paths should be well maintained.  To help children enjoy the garden, place plants...

Vibrant pink bee balm bush, a native flower replacing turfgrass

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Native Grasses and Flowers To Replace Turfgrass

According to Penn State Extension, there are 24 million acres of turfgrass in the United States. Most lawns are food deserts for wildlife. They also lack shade, shelter, and places...

Rustic wooden garden steps with planters and gravel paths

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Container Gardening With Native Plants

No yard? No problem! As the Homegrown National Park movement tells us, even a plant in a pot set out on a balcony can feed a butterfly or some other...

Native red berry clusters attract birds, with glossy green leaves.

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5 Native Berry Plants To Attract Birds To Your ...

Watching birds, especially in the fall and winter, is a fun way to spend time. Many people put out bird feeders and fill them with food. Berries feed birds and...

Delicate light blue bell-shaped native flowers for shade gardens

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Native Plants for Shade Gardens

Finding plants that thrive in partial or full shade can be frustrating. There are native plants that grow well in partial or full shade almost anywhere in North America. Here...

Green rubber gardening boots with tools in FAQ article

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Frequently Asked Questions

Tennessee Gardening FAQ: Plant Care Answers for the Mid-South Climate If the area from Memphis to the Smoky Mountains is home‚ then you've had to cope with humid summers‚ rare...

Majestic oak tree, keystone species, with gnarled trunk and vibrant leaves

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Oaks Are A Keystone Species

A keystone is the last piece of the arch that, when placed, holds the whole thing together. Keystone species are species that hold their ecosystem together. Without them, the other...

Blossoming white native trees lining curved wooden fence for hedgerow

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Building A Hedgerow With Native Plants

Hedgerows were used in medieval Europe to mark the boundaries of fields and farms. The English, in particular, would plant rows of Hathorn seedlings and let them grow to about...

Stone-edged pond with central fountain and ripples in water feature

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Creating A Water Feature With Native Plants

A water feature can be a pond of several acres or half a whiskey barrel. Water features add a new dimension to an outdoor space and benefit wildlife at the...

Majestic ginkgo tree with golden-yellow fall leaves and rugged trunk

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Golden Yellow: The Radiance of Ginkgo Trees in ...

Ginkgo trees (Ginkgo biloba) are a long-lived tree that is native to south-central and southeast China. It is considered a living fossil because it has existed for hundreds of millions...

Lush rain garden of native plants with pink purple flowers amid rocks mulch foliage

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Creating Rain Gardens with Native Plants

Rain gardens are a way of managing storm water. The rain garden is designed to capture and filter most of the water from hard surfaces such as roofs, driveways, and...