Midwest garden

A yellow peony, showy trillium, award-winning hosta and periwinkle-blue iris are some of a Michigan expert's plant picks—and they'll thrive in your Midwest garden, too.

The display gardens are a living classroom; where customers and staff can observe, analyze and share feedback on mature plants and review new plants grown in trial gardens. From plant combinations and species comparisons to lighting conditions, and plant communities, the learning opportunities are unique to each garden.

The vivid blue flowers bloom in late spring. They’re easy to grow and thrive in full or part sun with little maintenance.

From clipped boxwoods to native blooms and more, this couple’s hillside garden on Diamond Lake is a sight to behold.

Olbrich Botanical Gardens, founded in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1952, is one of the best public gardens in the country.

Ornamental grasses add low-maintenance beauty to Midwest gardens. They need little water, resist pests, and reliably grow back year after year. Here are our picks for the best ornamental grasses for the Midwest.

Midwest Home journeys into the private garden of John Bailey, the owner and green thumb behind everything found at Bailey Nurseries.

Garden Design Magazine on Instagram: “Create your own Monarch Waystation! 🦋 . Great layout from @ringerslandscaping. See more ideas for your garden in our regional gardening…”

Native plants are more hardy, less disease resistant, and better for nature. Here are 9 beautiful ones or the Midwest that you want in your yard.

Fill your cottage garden with four seasons of interest with the beauty of low-maintenance ornamental grasses. From 6-inch mounds perfect for edging, to towering 20-foot screens, there's a grass for every cottage garden. There are so many varieties to choose from with a wide range of textures, seasonal colors and outlines. Grasses reward good care with all-season beauty. Since most don't drop foliage during dormancy, they provide shape, color, texture, movement, and wind song long after…