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Ornamental Gardens

31 Recommended Native Plants For the Midwest

Are you a Midwestern gardener looking for great native plants to add to your landscape? There is a wide variety of beautiful and ornamental native plants that you can grow to enhance the beauty of your yard and encourage birds and pollinators to visit. In this article, gardening expert Liessa Bowen introduces 31 of her favorite Midwestern native plants that work well in the home garden.

Close-up of a flowering Liriodendron tulipifera tree, commonly known as the Tulip Tree, in a sunny garden. The unique, lobed leaves are glossy green and shaped like tulip flowers, showing a distinctive silhouette. The tree produces tulip-shaped flowers with greenish-yellow petals and orange markings.

Trees

How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Tulip Trees

Are you curious about tulip trees? Tulip trees are beautiful, fast-growing shade trees with tall, straight trunks, broadly conical crowns, and beautiful flowers. They are easy to grow and adaptable to a variety of growing conditions. In this article, gardening enthusiast Liessa Bowen will discuss the proper care and maintenance of these spectacular trees.

Growing roses from seeds. Close-up of a flowering Drift rose plant against a blurred background. The plant produces dense mounds of glossy, dark green foliage. The flower is small, double with slightly ruffled petals of a delicate pink color.

Flowers

Can you Grow Roses from Seed?

If you want to add new roses to your garden or experiment with plant breeding, you may be curious about planting rose seeds. Join gardener Briana Yablonski as she explains the ins and outs of growing roses from seed.

A close-up of purple bread seed poppies, their delicate petals unfurling, encase green seed pods at their heart, soaking in golden sunlight. Behind, a soft blur reveals a tapestry of lush green foliage.

Flowers

How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Breadseed Poppies

If you’re a home gardener and grow your own flowers from seed, you should be growing breadseed poppies! Join organic farmer Jenna Rich as she discusses the ins and outs of growing the poppy that’s coveted for its poppy seed production as well as its garden beauty.

Close-up of blooming ornamental grass for shade - Sisyrinchium. This perennial herb forms tufts of slender, iris-like leaves that are grass-like in appearance. The foliage provides an emerald-green backdrop to the star-shaped flowers that bloom in purple. Each flower has a distinctive yellow center.

Ornamental Gardens

11 Best Ornamental Grasses for Shade

Do you have a shaded landscape but will want to add a few ornamental grasses? Grasses typically perform best in full sun, but there are plenty of grasses and grass-like plants that will not only grow well but look fantastic in your shade garden. In this article, gardening expert Liessa Bowen introduces 11 of the best shade-loving and showy grass plants that you can grow.

Close-up of a woman's hands holding freshly picked Chamomile flowers over a basket of freshly picked herbs in a wicker basket. Chamomile flowers are charming and daisy-like, with delicate white petals surrounding a central, vibrant yellow disk.

Herbs

How to Grow an Herbal Tea Garden

If you enjoy sipping on tea and are looking for a new plant project, consider growing an herbal tea garden! Vegetable farmer Briana Yablosnki will share how to design, plant, and care for this fragrant garden.

A stunning cluster of tall yellow foxtail lilies stands gracefully. In the backdrop, a mesmerizing blur reveals another realm of nature, where purple foxtail lilies complement the radiant yellow blooms in the foreground.

Flowers

How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Foxtail Lilies

Are you looking to add beautiful, tall flowers to your sunny gardens? Look no further than the foxtail lily. In this article, gardening expert Jill Drago will tell you everything you need to know about these dramatic flowering plants.

beginner bonsai. Close-up shot of a gardener making Juniper bonsai in the garden on a wooden table. He holds a toothbrush in his hand. The gardener is dressed in a checkered shirt of beige and red shades, on his wrist there is a modern watch, and on his finger there is a gold ring. The Juniper bonsai features a distinctive and elegant appearance. Its small, needle-like foliage forms dense clusters along delicate branches, creating a refined and intricate silhouette.

Ornamental Gardens

A Beginner’s Guide to Bonsai

If you’ve ever considered cultivating a Bonsai tree, you might be surprised and delighted by what an interesting and involved practice this is. From choosing a tree to styling and pruning, Melissa Strauss walks through the basics of getting started with this fascinating art form.