Author name: Lisa Schneider

Plants

Minted

The Perennial Plant Association recently named clustered mountain mint (Pycnanthemum muticum) as its 2025 Perennial Plant of the Year, and […]

Plants

Staying Power

A must for any pollinator garden, aromatic aster (Symphotrichum oblongifolium) produces masses of purple flowers in the fall which bloom

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Sweet Native

Many pollinator gardeners have learned that some popular ‘pollinator’ plants are really not that great for the habitat, such as

Plants

Smooth Move

Smooth hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens) is a wonderful native hydrangea that is the host for the stunning hydrangea sphinx moth (Darapsa

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Sweet Violet

A North American native, Canada violet (Viola canadensis) delights us in spring with its fragrant white blooms. A good choice

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True Blue

Arguably one of our most beautiful spring ephemerals, Virginia bluebells are stunning when grown in mass plantings around trees and

Birds

Feed the Birds

Many gardeners are bird lovers, and even those who aren’t confirmed ‘birders’ enjoy watching our feathered friends in the garden

Plants

A Regal Pair

“Purple and gold, the heraldic colors of the king and queen of the meadow, a regal procession in complementary colors”.

Pollinators

Wanna-Bees

Bees:  these pollinator super-stars are great garden friends who are enjoying increasing popularity among gardeners who realize their value. But

Habitat

I Need a Drink!

The dry weather we’ve been experiencing recently is a reminder that pollinators need water, too! A fully-stocked pollinator habitat must

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