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Black Ash Tree

Black ash has a large natural area in the United States and Canada. These trees thrive in damp environments and are typically found in northern marshy forests.

Bitternut Hickory

Discover how the Bitternut Hickory tree thrives in various environments and provides sweet rewards for wildlife in shady locations.

The Ultimate Guide To Garden Mulching

Many gardeners aren’t aware of the myriad benefits mulching can bring to your garden. If you’re looking for healthier soil, fewer pests, stronger plants, and a more attractive garden, then mulch could very well be the answer.

Maintaining Gooseberry Bushes

Discover expert advice on saving and rejuvenating gooseberry bushes, including tips on shade, soil, watering, diseases, and pruning for optimal growth.

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Favorite Easy-To-Grow Wildflower Combinations

Discover the best wildflower combinations like Zinnias and Cosmos for long-lasting blooms and attract bees, butterflies, and beneficial bugs to your garden. Easy to grow and perfect for colorful solutions in any space!

Grow a Garden Full of Memories

Celebrate loved ones and honor ancestors by choosing specific plants that hold special meaning. Grow a garden full of cherished memories in your own backyard!

Gardening In Small Spaces

Discover how to optimize your small garden space with layers of plants and create stunning color combinations for year-round blooming.

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Drying Hydrangeas

Learn how to dry hydrangea flowers for stunning winter table arrangements. Follow these simple steps from Master Gardener Gail Labrosse.

Common Sneezeweed

Common Sneezeweed looks gorgeous when planted en masse and mixes wonderfully with decorative grasses or other perennial plants.

On Planting Daffodil Bulbs in the Fall

If you are fairly new to bulb planting, I suggest that you start with daffodil bulbs. Very few creatures will bother these bulbs. They do well in almost any situation, and they increase their number each year. Tulips, hyacinths, crocuses, and other tasty bulbs are more difficult. Greetings fellow gardeners,

10 Shrubs with Berries for Fall and Winter Bird Treats

Discover why birds love berried shrubs for winter – Winterberry, Mountain Ash, Cranberry, Coralberry, Tartan Dogwood, Snowberry, Serviceberry, Chokeberry and Elderberry – to provide essential nutrients, calories, and visuals your garden needs!

Prairie Dock

Silphium Terebinthinaceum displays its bright yellow flowers on tall stems in late summer. They attracts pollinators, birds.

Get Inspired to Create a Next Level Succulent Arrangement

Create your own stunning succulent arrangements with this DIY video from Garden Answer! Enjoy indoors & out w/ plenty of textures, colors, & heights to choose from. Easy to take care of – just follow the tips & you’ll have a beautiful flower show year round.

Rough-stemmed goldenrod

Discover the native Rough-Stemmed Goldenrod: a clump-forming plant with serrated leaves and bright yellow blooms. Attract pollinators to your garden by adding native species – an excellent addition to any garden in late summer and early fall. Plus, debunked studies have confirmed that it isn't the cause of hay fever!

10 Trees and Shrubs with Colorful Bark

Add colour, texture and vertical intrigue to your garden with these ten bark varieties! Learn about Golden Curls Willow, Coral-Bark Japanese Maple, Black Cherry, Red Osier Dogwood, Tatarian Dogwood, Striped-bark Maple, Carolina Silverbell, Shagbark Hickory, Silver Birch, and Paperbark Maple.