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As summer wanes and blooms abound, you might be wondering if it’s a good time to add to (or start!) your garden. Simply put, yes, fall is a great time to plant native plants, like flowers and trees and shrubs.

From full sun to part shade and full shade, what kinds of sunlight do plants need? Here’s our guide to plants and sunlight.

By growing native plants and providing water and a handful of other resources, you can easily attract hummingbirds.

   It’s not a weed, and it doesn’t produce milk, but the humble milkweed is one of the most important plants you can have in your garden. Despite its misleading name, the milkweed is a tough native plant that grows just as well in North American wetlands as it does in fields and prairies. The reason why milkweed is so...

With the range of available native plants in Virginia, your garden can thrive. Here's our guide to gardening in Virginia gardens. 

Hopefully your hard work is paying off in summer with beautiful blooms and wildlife visitors. We've collected a few must do's for summer to maintain your garden habitat.

On May 26, Garden For Wildlife was proud to present the webinar, You Built It and They Came: The Science Supporting Your Wildlife Habitat Garden. 

Why should we celebrate our pollinators? The simple truth is we can’t live without them. Pollination is an essential ecological process. Without pollinators, humans and wildlife wouldn't have much to eat or look at! 

Depending on where you live and your garden goals, there are easy-to-grow and BEAUTIFUL native plant options that will better support butterflies and other wildlife.

Pollinators worldwide are in decline, losing numbers to threats like pesticide poisoning, habitat loss, and disease. Plant native blooming trees, shrubs, and wildflowers to provide pollinators with nectar and pollen to eat.

Please join the 1 in 3 Americans who are now purchasing plants to directly help butterflies, bees and birds. May (Garden for Wildlife Month!) is a great time to start.

While we’re eager to tackle “spring cleaning” of our garden beds and plant containers this time of year, it’s important to be mindful in our approach.

Each spring brings delight in the discovery of new growth emerging from the perennial plants you planted in prior years. Native plants, for the most part, are perennials which means they return each year. After they have gone to seed, they die back and their roots lay dormant under the soil. Some species are biennials and annuals that may give the appearance of...

The Garden for Wildlife™ Photo Contest seeks to illustrate the faces of Garden for Wildlife through striking, colorful images showcasing the impact of habitat gardens on wildlife and people–in urban, suburban, and rural settings, and on land, in the air, and in water.  Last summer, we received a record 9,000+ entries in our annual Garden for Wildlife Photo Contest. Judging is...