Joseph Foster

#164 Jul 12, 2025

NEW VIDEO: Hoary Vervain

A drought tolerant flower native to the central United States and Canada. Incredibly popular with pollinators, it has…

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#163 Jun 14, 2025

NEW GUIDE: 40 Edible Native Plants

Planning a native plant garden? Perhaps consider adding some of these edible natives! Yes, all of these are native and…

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#162 Jun 7, 2025

NEW VIDEO: Stop Plants Spreading

Learn how to contain rhizome producing plants like Bee Balm, Obedient Plant, Milkweed, and others.

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#161 May 31, 2025

ON THE BLOG & VIDEO: Chelsea Chop

If you’ve ever had flowers that were growing so well in the early to mid-season, only to begin to lean or flop over by…

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#160 May 26, 2025

ON THE BLOG: Mountain Laurel

Yesterday, we spent the day hiking amongst the mountain laurel in bloom in Shenandoah National Park. It was such a…

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#159 May 17, 2025

ON THE BLOG: Bradbury's Bee balm

One of the shorter beebalms you can grow, Bradbury’s Beebalm is perfect for bringing late Spring to early Summer color…

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#158 May 10, 2025

ON THE BLOG: Pale Penstemon

Possibly the smallest of all Penstemon flowers, Pale Penstemon is an excellent native flower for residential landscaping…

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#157 May 3, 2025

ARTICLE & VIDEO: Columbine

Columbine is a great spring garden plant to jump start color in your garden. Also known as Canada Columbine, Aquilegia…

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