Learning More About Plants
How to Grow Apple Trees in the Midwest (Varieties, Planting & Care Guide)
There's something deeply satisfying about picking an apple from a tree you planted yourself. Home-grown apples — picked at peak ripeness, still warm from the sun — taste dramatically better...
How to Grow Apple Trees in the Midwest (Varieties, Planting & Care Guide)
There's something deeply satisfying about picking an apple from a tree you planted yourself. Home-grown apples — picked at peak ripeness, still warm from the sun — taste dramatically better...
How to Create a Pollinator Garden in the Midwest (Step-by-Step Guide)
Pollinator populations are in serious decline across North America — and your yard can be part of the solution. Creating a pollinator garden doesn't require a large space, a big...
How to Create a Pollinator Garden in the Midwest (Step-by-Step Guide)
Pollinator populations are in serious decline across North America — and your yard can be part of the solution. Creating a pollinator garden doesn't require a large space, a big...
Best Deer-Resistant Plants for the Midwest (Trees, Shrubs & Perennials Deer Won't Touch)
If you've ever planted something beautiful only to walk outside the next morning and find it stripped to a stub, you know the frustration of gardening in deer country. Deer...
Best Deer-Resistant Plants for the Midwest (Trees, Shrubs & Perennials Deer Won't Touch)
If you've ever planted something beautiful only to walk outside the next morning and find it stripped to a stub, you know the frustration of gardening in deer country. Deer...
Best Plants for Clay Soil in the Midwest (Trees, Shrubs & Perennials That Actually Thrive)
Clay soil is the reality for millions of Midwest gardeners. It's heavy, it compacts easily, it drains slowly, and it can feel like concrete in summer and a swamp in...
Best Plants for Clay Soil in the Midwest (Trees, Shrubs & Perennials That Actually Thrive)
Clay soil is the reality for millions of Midwest gardeners. It's heavy, it compacts easily, it drains slowly, and it can feel like concrete in summer and a swamp in...
Best Berry Plants to Grow in the Midwest (Fresh Fruit From Your Own Yard)
There's nothing quite like walking out to your yard and picking a handful of fresh berries for breakfast. No grocery store, no pesticides, no plastic clamshell containers — just fruit...
Best Berry Plants to Grow in the Midwest (Fresh Fruit From Your Own Yard)
There's nothing quite like walking out to your yard and picking a handful of fresh berries for breakfast. No grocery store, no pesticides, no plastic clamshell containers — just fruit...
Potentilla Shrubs — The Toughest Flowering Shrub You Can Plant in the Midwest
If you've been searching for a flowering shrub that blooms from late spring all the way through fall, survives brutal Midwest winters, laughs at drought, and needs almost zero maintenance,...
Potentilla Shrubs — The Toughest Flowering Shrub You Can Plant in the Midwest
If you've been searching for a flowering shrub that blooms from late spring all the way through fall, survives brutal Midwest winters, laughs at drought, and needs almost zero maintenance,...
Sedum 'Autumn Joy' — The Best Low-Maintenance Perennial You're Not Growing
If you've been searching for a perennial that looks great from July through January, survives drought without flinching, feeds pollinators all fall, and requires almost zero maintenance, you just found...
Sedum 'Autumn Joy' — The Best Low-Maintenance Perennial You're Not Growing
If you've been searching for a perennial that looks great from July through January, survives drought without flinching, feeds pollinators all fall, and requires almost zero maintenance, you just found...
Why You Should Plant a Black Walnut Tree (Nuts, Timber & Wildlife in One)
Most trees do one thing well. The Black Walnut does three things exceptionally: it produces some of the richest, most flavorful nuts in North America, it grows into one of...
Why You Should Plant a Black Walnut Tree (Nuts, Timber & Wildlife in One)
Most trees do one thing well. The Black Walnut does three things exceptionally: it produces some of the richest, most flavorful nuts in North America, it grows into one of...
Why You Should Plant a Black Walnut Tree (Nuts, Timber & Wildlife in One)
Most trees do one thing well. The Black Walnut does three things exceptionally: it produces some of the richest, most flavorful nuts in North America, it grows into one of...
Why You Should Plant a Black Walnut Tree (Nuts, Timber & Wildlife in One)
Most trees do one thing well. The Black Walnut does three things exceptionally: it produces some of the richest, most flavorful nuts in North America, it grows into one of...
Arborvitae 'Elegantissima' — The Underrated Privacy Tree You Need to Know About
When most people think of arborvitae, they picture the same two varieties: Emerald Green or Green Giant. Both are excellent — but there's a third arborvitae that most people have...
Arborvitae 'Elegantissima' — The Underrated Privacy Tree You Need to Know About
When most people think of arborvitae, they picture the same two varieties: Emerald Green or Green Giant. Both are excellent — but there's a third arborvitae that most people have...
How to Grow Blackberries in the Midwest (And Why Triple Crown Is the Best Variety)
If you've never grown blackberries, you're missing out on one of the most rewarding and productive plants you can put in a Midwest garden. A single well-established blackberry plant can...
How to Grow Blackberries in the Midwest (And Why Triple Crown Is the Best Variety)
If you've never grown blackberries, you're missing out on one of the most rewarding and productive plants you can put in a Midwest garden. A single well-established blackberry plant can...
Best Evergreen Trees & Shrubs for the Midwest (Year-Round Color & Structure)
Deciduous trees are beautiful — but they're bare for five months of the year. If you want your yard to look alive and full in January, February, and March when...
Best Evergreen Trees & Shrubs for the Midwest (Year-Round Color & Structure)
Deciduous trees are beautiful — but they're bare for five months of the year. If you want your yard to look alive and full in January, February, and March when...
Best Drought-Tolerant Trees for the Midwest (Tough Plants for Dry Summers)
Midwest summers can be brutal. A stretch of 90°F days with no rain for weeks is not unusual — and it's exactly the kind of stress that kills trees that...
Best Drought-Tolerant Trees for the Midwest (Tough Plants for Dry Summers)
Midwest summers can be brutal. A stretch of 90°F days with no rain for weeks is not unusual — and it's exactly the kind of stress that kills trees that...
Best Trees for Fall Color in the Midwest (Jaw-Dropping Autumn Displays)
Fall in the Midwest is one of the most spectacular natural events on the planet — but only if you have the right trees. Drive through any neighborhood in October...
Best Trees for Fall Color in the Midwest (Jaw-Dropping Autumn Displays)
Fall in the Midwest is one of the most spectacular natural events on the planet — but only if you have the right trees. Drive through any neighborhood in October...
Best Fast-Growing Trees for the Midwest (Get Shade & Privacy Fast)
Nobody wants to wait 30 years for a tree to grow. If you planted a tree today and want real results — actual shade, actual privacy, actual impact on your...
Best Fast-Growing Trees for the Midwest (Get Shade & Privacy Fast)
Nobody wants to wait 30 years for a tree to grow. If you planted a tree today and want real results — actual shade, actual privacy, actual impact on your...
Best Flowering Trees & Shrubs for the Midwest (Spring Through Fall Color)
If your yard goes from brown to green every spring with nothing in between, you're missing out on one of the best parts of the Midwest growing season. The weeks...
Best Flowering Trees & Shrubs for the Midwest (Spring Through Fall Color)
If your yard goes from brown to green every spring with nothing in between, you're missing out on one of the best parts of the Midwest growing season. The weeks...