This unsung beauty tolerates wet soil, provides beautiful late summer blooms and attracts butterflies and hummingbirds

Sculptural, slightly tropical looking and a boon to wildlife, Spotted Joe Pye Weed is a gotta-have plant in many parts of the U.S.

It's invasive, a nonnative and a poor insect magnet. Check out these better alternatives to butterfly bush in the garden

You probably know about the lower maintenance. But native plants' other benefits go far beyond a little less watering and weeding

Imagine the garden of your dreams designed with plants indigenous to your region

Deadheading perennials, cutting raspberry canes and preparing for the onion harvest keeps Northwest gardeners busy in August

Keep hope, beauty and kindness alive in the landscape by providing a refuge for these threatened enchanters

Get the effects of a shrub but in less time — and drawing more winged pollinators — with these herbaceous perennials

Sustainability, ecology, native plant communities ... this public garden is brimming with lessons on horticulture for home gardeners