Fine Fescue
Festuca spp.
Fine fescue is not one grass. Five species and subspecies share the name and the very fine, needle-like leaf, and they differ in…
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Plants for USDA Zone 5
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Flowering Dogwood
Cornus florida
Flowering Dogwood is easiest to grow when you copy the place it wants to live.
Forsythia
Forsythia × intermedia
Forsythia is worth growing for one reason first, bright yellow flowers before the rest of the yard wakes up.
Garden Phlox
Phlox paniculata
Garden phlox is a tall, fragrant perennial that brings mid to late summer color when many spring perennials are fading.
Garlic
Allium sativum
Garlic is a calendar crop more than a summer crop. Big cloves, fall planting depth, spring leaf health, and a dry finish decide…
Ginkgo Tree
Ginkgo biloba
Ginkgo is not a plant for instant gratification. It is a patient tree that rewards the right buyer decision up front, male or…
Holly
Ilex spp.
Most hollies carry berries only on female plants, and only when a male of a compatible type blooms nearby at the same time.
Hosta
Hosta spp.
Gardeners crave color in shade beds, and Hosta delivers with bold foliage instead of fussy flowers.
Japanese Cherry Tree
Prunus serrulata
Japanese Cherry is a short-season show tree with real structural limits. The best care is not chasing bigger growth.
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