Help Monarchs and Other Butterflies by Planting Common Milkweed

Summer-blooming Asclepias syriaca is an important larval host plant for the monarch butterfly and attracts a number of pollinating insects

Shade Loving Ground Cover

Native Alternatives to English Ivy, Japanese Pachysandra and Periwinkle I have a very shady yard and I spend lots of time looking for low maintenance shade loving ground cover. So this really peaked my interest I like the Canadian wild ginger and already have some growing around several trees in my yard. I am now … Continue reading Shade Loving Ground Cover

Plant These Fall-Flowering Natives in Early Summer for Pollinator Love

Sustainable Living in a Rental House: Options, Ideas, and More

Great Post, thank you.

Great Lakes Gardener: What to Do In July