Red Maple: Fast Native Shade With Real Root and Structure Tradeoffs
Acer rubrum
Red Maple is one of the quickest ways to grow a broad native shade canopy, especially on moisture-holding soil. It earns that…
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Plants for USDA Zone 3
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Rose: Choosing and Caring for Garden Roses Without Guesswork
Rosa spp.
Garden roses range from compact landscape shrubs to climbers, hybrid teas, old garden roses, and container types. They grow best…
Russian Sage
Salvia yangii
By mid to late summer, Russian Sage (Salvia yangii) throws up airy clouds of lavender-blue flowers just when many perennials…
Sedum Groundcovers and Stonecrops
Sedum spp.
Sedum groundcovers and stonecrops are low-water succulents for hot, sunny, sharply drained spots where rich soil and frequent…
Spinach: Cool-Season Greens for Most Gardens
Spinacia oleracea
Spinach is a fast-growing cool-season leafy vegetable that thrives in spring and fall across Zones 3-10. It handles light frosts…
Squash: Choose Summer or Winter Before the Vine Runs
Cucurbita spp.
Grow Squash by deciding whether you want tender summer fruit or mature winter storage fruit, then matching space, pollination…
St. Augustine Grass for Warm-Season Lawns
Stenotaphrum secundatum
Thick-bladed St. Augustine grass builds a dense, carpet-like lawn in warm climates, especially near the coast. It thrives in heat…
Sweet Potato: Warm Slips, Loose Soil, and Cured Roots
Ipomoea batatas
Grow Sweet Potato from warm slips, not seed potatoes. Give loose warm soil, steady early water, a long frost-free run, and curing…
Tall Fescue Lawn Grass
Festuca arundinacea (Schedonorus arundinaceus)
Homeowners across Zone 3-10 lean on Tall Fescue for a cool-season lawn that stays green without babying it every weekend. This…
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