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Sumac shrub with feathery compound leaves turning vivid red and orange in fall

5 min read

Winged Sumac: How to Identify, Plant and Space It

Winged sumac brings fast native cover, red-orange fall color and winter berries for birds. Here is how to recognize it, plant it bare root and space it for a hedge.

7 min read

Tree Planting Statistics for 2027: 15 Cited Fac...

Cited 2027 tree planting statistics from the USDA Forest Service, EPA, universities and conservation groups: urban tree loss, carbon, cooling, wildlife and home value. Free to use with a link.

A low, fine-bladed blue grama grass lawn with eyelash-shaped seed heads in front of a suburban home, edged with purple blazing star and yellow coneflowers

5 min read

Blue Grama Grass Lawn: How to Plant a Low-Water...

Turn a thirsty lawn into a low-mow blue grama lawn: clear the turf, sow when the soil warms, care for it through year one, and edge it with native wildflowers.

2 min read

Vine Calculator: How Many Vines Do I Need?

Free vine calculator: find how many climbing vines you need to cover a fence, trellis, wall, arbor or pergola, and the best-value way to buy them.

2 min read

Tree & Shrub Calculator: How Many Trees or Shru...

Free tree and shrub calculator for hedges, living fences, privacy screens, orchards and woodlots. Find how many trees or shrubs you need.

2 min read

Perennial & Ground Cover Calculator: How Many P...

Free calculator for perennials, wildflowers, ferns, ground covers and pond plants. Find how many plants your garden bed needs and the best-value deal to buy.

2 min read

Planting Calculator: How Many Plants Do I Need?

Free planting calculator for perennials, ground covers, ferns, trees, shrubs, vines and live stakes. Enter your measurements to see how many plants you need.

Tall green bulrush stems with golden-brown flower clusters at the edge of a pond under a blue sky

5 min read

Bulrush vs Cattail: Tell Them Apart and Plant b...

Bulrush and cattail share pond edges and a confusing name. Learn the seed head, stem and leaf differences, and which one fits your water depth, wildlife goals and shoreline.

Young pawpaw tree with green leaves and pale green fruit growing in a home garden

6 min read

How to Grow Pawpaw Trees: Planting, Care and Fruit

How to grow pawpaw trees from a grower of 2 million a year: where to plant, why you need two trees, how to plant bare-root pawpaw, care tips and how...

Green pawpaw fruit hanging in clusters among large pawpaw tree leaves

5 min read

Pawpaw Fruit: What It Is, What It Tastes Like a...

Pawpaw fruit is the largest edible fruit native to North America, with custard-like flesh that tastes like banana, mango and melon. Learn what a pawpaw is, when it ripens, how...

Pink purple coneflowers with spiky orange centers growing in a sunny garden bed

5 min read

Coneflower Companion Plants: Native Partners fo...

Pair purple coneflower with native partners that love the same sun and soil. Here is the planting order, the spacing, a bloom calendar and two picks for the damp corner...

Winterberry holly shrub with bright red berries

5 min read

Winterberry Holly: Why It Has No Berries and Ho...

No berries on your winterberry holly? It usually needs a male plant nearby. See the 5 common causes, how to fix each, and how to plant this native shrub.