Nodding onion is a Mid-Atlantic native bulb with beautiful midsummer blooms

Lollipop blooms on tall, leafless stems add an architectural element to gardens of all styles

Don't hang up your spade after summer — plant these unusual bulbs in fall for a spectacular spring show

How they did it: Homeowners create a plan, stick to it and keep the neighbors (and wildlife) in mind

Look for cellophane bees (Colletes) pollinating flowering trees and shrubs in U.S. gardens this spring

It couldn't get much hotter, but the garden can still shine with late summer blooms, thirsty wildlife and fresh vegetables

Provide a diversity of flowering plants from spring through fall for these charismatic native bees, and you won’t be disappointed

Enjoy a four-season garden in the mid-Atlantic region with plants that will stand up to weather shifts, clay soil and the occasional deer

Keeping a garden amid hungry deer can be hard, but these plants should fare well

Showy goldenrod lives up to its name in eastern U.S. gardens, with bold, upright yellow flowers appearing in early fall