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These 3 groups of plants will support masses of beneficial insects come autumn

NATIVE PLANTS Great Design Plant: Color Outside the Lines With Bluebell Bellflower

Plant this Campanula on pathway and patio edges for shots of bright blue from May through September

GARDENING GUIDES Invite Mining Bees to Your Garden by Planting Their Favorite Plants

Look for mining bees (Andrena) pollinating woodland wildflowers in U.S. gardens this spring

NATIVE PLANTS Great Design Plant: Wild Bergamot, Friend of Foragers

Nourish butterflies and other winged creatures with the tubular flowers of Monarda fistulosa, a pretty pink native

GARDENING GUIDES Great Design Plant: Little Bluestem Goes Above and Beyond

It thrives in poor soil and provides food and shelter for wildlife. Plus, Schizachyrium scoparium is just a darn pretty native grass

GARDENING GUIDES Great Design Plant: Butterfly Milkweed, a Beacon in the Prairie

Vivacious orange flowers for you, nectar for the butterflies and bees. Asclepias tuberosa is worth planting for more reasons than one

GARDENING GUIDES Great Design Plant: Wild Lupine Dresses Up Rocky Gardens

Spiky blue flowers and a high tolerance for poor soil make this plant ideal for tough sites

GARDENING GUIDES Great Design Plant: Asclepias Incarnata for a Butterfly Garden

Beautiful swamp milkweed makes it easy to help monarchs and other pollinators in eastern U.S. gardens

GARDENING GUIDES Great Design Plant: Bouteloua Gracilis

Resilient blue grama grass thrives in sunny meadows and parking strips in the western U.S.

FLOWERS Rudbeckia Mania: Go Beyond Black-Eyed Susan in the Garden

Branch out from typical nursery fare, with lesser-known Rudbeckia species that have delightfully unexpected features