Learn how to create a simple, low-maintenance design that will lure monarchs, swallowtails, skippers, and other beneficial insects throughout autumn. Read Butterfly Gardening in Fall
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Garden DesignPollinators and BirdsNative Flora
Butterfly Gardening in Fall
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Garden DesignNative Flora
Native Groundcovers: Sustainable Choices for Sun and Shade
Two of the most common groundcovers, English ivy and periwinkle, are invasive. But there are many native plants that make wonderful and sustainable alternatives. Read Native Groundcovers: Sustainable Choices for Sun and Shade
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Garden DesignSustainable GardeningUrban Gardening
Drought-Resistant Plants for Pots
Choose the right plants and you can have a container garden that will require little, or even no, watering. Read Drought-Resistant Plants for Pots
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Garden DesignPollinators and BirdsNative Flora
A Bird Habitat Garden—Plant Choices and Design Tips
Wild bird populations are threatened by habitat loss, global warming, collisions with buildings, and much more. You can help ease their plight by turning your city garden, or a portion of it, into a pesticide-free bird sanctuary. Read A Bird Habitat Garden—Plant Choices and Design Tips
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Street Tree Bed Care: Tales from the Trenches
Everything you ever wanted to know about gardening on a city street...but were afraid to ask Read Street Tree Bed Care: Tales from the Trenches
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Garden DesignUrban Gardening
Hedge Fun
One man's quest for the perfect hedge. Read Hedge Fun
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Summer Harvest
Herb Garden curator Caleb Leech harvested potatoes this morning for donation a local food pantry. The artichokes are also ready to pick, and cardoons (a close relative) will soon follow. Read Summer Harvest
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Garden DesignPlant ChoicesSustainable GardeningUrban Gardening
Creating a Rain Garden
Do you want a garden that’s easy to install, looks good year-round, requires little maintenance, and helps prevent water pollution? Learn how to create a rain garden. Read Creating a Rain Garden
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Garden DesignPlant ChoicesUrban Gardening & Ecology
Shrubs in a Tree Bed?
My neighbor wants to plant some small shrubs in our tree bed. Is this a good idea? Read Shrubs in a Tree Bed?
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Garden DesignPlant Choices
Blooming Right Along
As the evidenced by the gorgeous tulips, fritillaria, and hyacinths blooming all around the Garden this week, it’s pretty safe to say the spring bulbs have emerged unscathed by this year’s weird winter. Read Blooming Right Along