Before you go making a mountain out of a mulch hill, learn the facts about what your plants and soil really want

Discover the beauty and magic of trees, and why a landscape without them just isn't the same

Draw winged wonders while maintaining a strong design aesthetic to please human visitors to your garden year-round

Get sunny flowers while other garden growers are still asleep, with this adaptable prairie plant beloved by butterflies

Discover perennials and annuals that do double duty as butterfly magnets and versatile cut flowers

From lawn daisies to topiaries, Houzz users share their backyard beauties

Add texture and evergreen interest to a layered garden with this low-maintenance, good-looking ground cover

Improve your soil and yard the organic way with a valuable garden booster that grows on trees

For a low-maintenance, wildlife-friendly landscape, use native plants adapted to the climate and range of soils in the Northeast

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