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How to Grow the Delicate Harebell
Admire the delicate and graceful harebell wildflower with its deep bluish-purple flowers, native to North America and Europe, that are eaten raw, used to make dye, and believed to give witches the power of transformation. A perfect addition to the rock garden that grows through summer and fall, and pollinated by hummingbirds, butterflies and bees.
Chokeberry is a Desirable Shrub
Chokeberry produces fantastic fruit, and it is easy to grow. It is an ornamental beauty with beautiful colours throughout the seasons.
Bur Oak
Bur Oak is one of the most massive oaks. Trunk and upper branches climb towards the sky, middle branches grow horizontally. Discover more.
Lance-Leaved Figwort
Prized in native gardens and restoration projects, discover the real value and beauty of Lance-Leaved Figwort to attract bees, butterflies, and birds like the Ruby-throated Hummingbird!
White Spruce
White spruce provides nesting sites, shelter, as well as food for many kinds of wildlife. If you love seeing wildlife, its a good choice.
Slender Blazing Star
Slender Blazing Star is best to plant with slow-growing perennials or as a border plant. Discover more about this non-competitive plant.
Propagating and Caring for Bluet Flowers
Bluets, with their beautiful blooms, are ideal as a ground cover or as a footpath lining. Read how to care for, grow, and propagate bluets
White Heath Aster
Meta description: Enjoy a late-season burst of color in your garden with White Heath Aster: a bushy, compact plant with many small daisy-like white flowers that can turn your garden completely white. Blooming into fall, it's a great choice for a butterfly, pollinator, or cut flower garden!
Blue-eyed Grass
The Blue-eyed Grass is a lovely perennial flower and a favourite due to its attractiveness and ease of care. Read how to care and grow it.
Nodding Onion Can Put On a Show
Discover the beauty of Nodding Onion plant with its unique ‘nodding’ blooms in cream, pink, and lavender, a favorite of pollinators. Learn how to grow and use this edible plant.
Common Blue Violet Is an Offical Flower
Common Blue Violet is a ground cover that provides an early nectar source for pollinators. Read more about this official state flower.
Smooth Solomon’s Seal
Smooth Solomon's Seal adds a unique arching foliage structure and white bell-shaped flowers that dangle along the leaves.
Red Trillium, a Popular Wildflower
Welcome the spring with the gorgeous, fragrant blooms of Red Trillium! Discover all you need to know to successfully cultivate this iconic wildflower and appreciate its beauty in your garden. Learn about the White Trillium, its sister plant in the same botanical family.
How To Grow Forget-Me-Not Flower
Discover the allure of forget me not flowers, whether as annuals or perennials. Perfect for gardeners wanting dainty, heavenly blooms. Buy or grow seeds!
False Sunflower is a Hardy, Easy Bloomer
False sunflower provides a long summer bloom in a native plant or wild garden or as part of a naturalized planting or prairie area.
New England Aster for Late Season Blooms
New England Aster is a stunning late season bloomer with masses of purple petals with yellow cores, provides vital nutrition for pollinators.