Specialty Garden Types
Many specialty types of plants and gardens are good for the environment and support sustainable gardening.
- Best Plants for Wet Soil
You might be surprised to find that there are quite a few plants that will tolerate poorly drained soil and some that even thrive in standing water. Great plants to use in rain gardens, water features and wet soil areas.
- A Healing Garden
There are many natural herbs and plants with healing powers, some may be growing in your own backyard gardens. But natural does not necessarily mean safe, or effective for that matter.
- Growing in Windy Areas
Windy planting sites, strong storms and even high rise balconies exposed to wind can make growing beautiful flowers challenging. Discover strategies and plants to deal with windy sites.
- Best Plants for Clay Soil
Clay soil is really much more of a problem for gardeners than it is for plants.
- Small Space Gardens
Creative ideas for how and what to grow in small spaces and containers.
- Best Dry Shade Plants
Know the characteristics of a good shade plant to find plants that at least survive, if not thrive. These are some of the best shade plants.
- Dry Shade Gardens
There are some things a gardener can do to improve a dry shade situation enough to support plants.
- Fragrance Gardens
Some of the best plants for a fragrance garden. Properly arranging your fragrant plants so you can enjoy them the most.
- Best Cutting Flowers
Great flowers and plants for a cutting garden.
- Cutting Gardens
Planting cutting gardens gives you permission to cut as many flowers as you want, as often as you want. Learn to create a great cutting garden with these plants.
- Native Plants Garden
A true native plant grows naturally in your region. A garden of true native plants should require almost no care. Great plants to get you started.
- Getting Started with Native Plants
Start with simple opportunities to add native plants to your gardens.
- Create a Butterfly Garden
If you want a garden full of butterflies you need to attract them and create a habitat to keep them
- Butterfly Garden Plants
Certain plants are known for attracting butterflies and for hosting the larvae
- Midwest Butterflies
Learn to identify many of the butterflies found in the Midwest and how to attract them specifically.
- Attracting Birds
The basic things that all birds need and enjoy that will attract more bird to your gardens.
- Plants for Birds
How to attract birds with plants, shrubs and trees.
- Midwest Birds
Learn to identify common birds of the Midwest
- Boulevard Gardens
Transforming your boulevard from a hellstrip to a welcoming garden will take planning and hard work . But properly done, the result will be a low maintenance oasis.
- Hellstrip Roadsalt Challenges
How to deal with road salt in your boulevard.
- Hellstrip Plants
Many of the best plants for your hellstrip garden and their tolerances.