15 Native Missouri Plants That Attract Pollinators and Butterflies
Missouri gardens can be a little moody. One week the clay soil is baked hard as a brick. The next week, the low spot by the fence is holding water …
15 Low-Maintenance Flowers You Just Can’t Kill
Some flowers act like they need a personal assistant. These are not those flowers. The plants below are the tough ones. They handle heat, missed watering, average soil, and the …
15 Missouri Abandoned Towns With Stories Stranger Than Fiction
Missouri is full of places that did not exactly die. They were flooded, bought out, bulldozed, moved, poisoned, fenced off, paved over, or quietly outgrown by the next town down …
15 Illinois Plants That Send Deer and Rabbits PACKING
Deer and rabbits can make an Illinois yard feel like an all-you-can-eat buffet. One night of browsing can chew down fresh growth, nip off flower buds, and leave a border …
15 Missouri Plants That Send Deer and Rabbits Packing
Deer and rabbits can make a Missouri yard feel like an all-you-can-eat buffet. One night of browsing can chew down fresh growth, nip off flower buds, and leave a border …
15 Texas Plants That Send Deer and Rabbits Packing
Deer can make a fool out of a Texas gardener in a hurry. Rabbits are not much better. One night of chewing and a bed that looked full and colorful …
15 Idaho Perennials That Thrive With Neglect
Idaho can be rough on plants in a hurry. The summers run dry, the winters can bite hard, and a plant that looks great in a softer climate can fall …
15 Nebraska Perennials That THRIVE With Neglect
Nebraska gardens can be awfully rewarding, but they can also humble a plant in a hurry. Between the wind, the heat, the winter cold, and the dry stretches that seem …
15 Land of Enchantment Perennials That THRIVE With Neglect
New Mexico can be hard on plants. The sun is intense, the air is dry, the soil often runs alkaline, and winter can hit a lot harder than newcomers expect. …
15 Mississippi Perennials That THRIVE With Neglect
Mississippi gardens can be gorgeous, but the intense heat, high humidity, heavy summer rains, and long growing season put perennials to the test. A plant needs real staying power to …