This year, there is a special place in the Discovery Garden with containers specifically planted for the ruby-throated hummingbird. Read A Garden for Hummingbirds
Plants & Gardens Blog
Plant Choices
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A Garden for Hummingbirds
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How to Grow Self-Sowing Annuals
Self-sowing annuals plant themselves, which makes them an appealing, sustainable choice for gardeners who don't mind a few surprises. Read How to Grow Self-Sowing Annuals
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These Flowering Trees Are Not Cherries
Apricots, peaches, magnolias, and other trees flower in the spring. Can you tell them apart from cherries? Read These Flowering Trees Are Not Cherries
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The Beauty of Native Spring Ephemerals
Early-blooming wildflowers like Virginia bluebells, spring beauty, and trout lily are harbingers of spring in the forest. Conserving them is important, and you can help do so by planting them in your garden. Read The Beauty of Native Spring Ephemerals
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Flowering Cherry Trees for Your Own Garden
Flowering cherry trees are excellent choices for a home garden or backyard. They come in a wide variety of sizes and shapes to fit almost any location, and they tolerate most types of soils. Read Flowering Cherry Trees for Your Own Garden
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The Wonderful World of Calatheas
Calatheas can live in range of lighting conditions and are nontoxic to pets. They also have gorgeous leaves...that move! Read The Wonderful World of Calatheas
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What’s Wrong with My Monstera?
Many people have trouble keeping their monsteras healthy. Doing so becomes much easier with a little knowledge of the plant’s native habitat and natural growth habit. Read What’s Wrong with My Monstera?
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Hellebores: Flowers from Winter into Spring
Christmas-roses, Lenten-roses and other hellebores bloom in cold months, providing lovely, lasting flowers just when you need them most. Read Hellebores: Flowers from Winter into Spring
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Notice How Each Flowering Cherry Cultivar is Different
As the famous Kanzan cherry trees approach peak bloom, some wonderful later-blooming cultivars are also blossoming, like fragrant ‘Taki-Nioi’ and greenish-flowered ‘Ukon’. Read Notice How Each Flowering Cherry Cultivar is Different
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Asters: Stars of the Show in Fall
These hardy, sun-loving natives provide cool contrast to autumn foliage. Read Asters: Stars of the Show in Fall