Container gardening offers a lot of options. There’s a variety of styles, pots, and plants that can be used and featured. While lots of options are great, they can also be incredibly overwhelming. Not all plants can thrive in a container garden and it can be hard to know where to start, what to do, or what to use. Here are easy plants to start with for your container garden. Pictured: Left - Autumn Fire Sedum, right - Mixed Sedum Mat 1. Sedum is a great, classy option for you

Roses may not be the first plants that come to mind when you think of resilient, hard-working shrubs. If that’s the case, it’s time to think again. Nothing brightens summer days like a gorgeous rose, and these undemanding winners don’t ask for much. Give them full sun, consistent moisture and rich, well-drained soil; then prune them back before new growth begins each spring. They’ll blanket your landscape with disease-resistant foliage and magnificent blooms from June until f

Here are our top 5 plant picks to help those folks who find themselves a little more sensitive in the garden during the summer months due to allergies: Chicago Apache Daylily Stairway to Heaven - Jacob's Ladder P.J.M. Rhododendron Dart's Gold Ninebark Black Chokeberry Chicago Apache Daylily Our Chicago Apache Daylily is a tetraploid with 5" deep scarlet red color, green throat and ruffled edges. This beautiful flower blooms mid to late summer (June-August). It will reach a ma

If you're looking to add some depth and interest to your yard with some stand-out foliage then this list is for you! Smooth Sumac Red Dragon Hazelnut Princeton Sentry Ginkgo Adam's Needle Northern Pin Oak Smooth Sumac The Smooth Sumac is a valuable native plant throughout the northern United States. Very similar to Staghorn Sumac in form and function with the main difference being the smooth new growth on this species. This plant will colonize into small groupings of short, l

As summer vacations and activities kick into high gear, it’s tempting to forget about garden upkeep and focus on fun and sun. But taking time out for a few simple tasks can reduce summer stresses for you and your plants. Follow these summer care tips to keep your landscape ready for relaxation, entertaining and enjoyment: Shade gardens typically stay moist longer than sunny spots, but all plants dry out faster as temperatures rise and breezes warm. This is especially true for