Get beautiful blooms and herbs in summer by starting these choice garden picks from seed in spring

Use it as an accent plant or mass it as a screen; this pine and spruce alternative is a hard worker in dry, cold climates

Its delicate white flowers are rare in hot and dry sites, but Cordia parvifolia offers more than mere beauty

Height and generous flower heads earn Arnoglossum atriplicifolium the attention of both human and insect visitors

Bring whispers of prairie winds to your garden with this swaying native grass that stands tall all winter

It’s all about planning ahead, using sustainable practices and accepting plants as living organisms

Switchgrass adds color through the year and is a natural ‘seed feeder’ for birds

Indian pink is a top hummingbird plant for shady sites

If you're looking for awesomely strange foliage and low care requirements, this succulent is right up your alley