Buffalo grass (Buchloe dactyloides) is a Midwest native often requested by customers due to its increasing popularity as a lawn replacement. Extremely drought tolerant, it can suffer with too much moisture. In an average year, most of Pennsylvania has historically received too much rain for this … [Read more...]

This multi-stemmed, open shrub is a versatile plant useful for landscapes, naturalistic plantings, and restoration projects. While considered a shrub, this plant develops a canopy with distinct trunks free of lower branches, mimicking the look of a small tree. Because of its openness, short … [Read more...]

We’ve all the heard the expression, when life gives you lemons, make lemonade.  Here’s the horticultural version: when life gives you rain, make a rain garden.  Then watch the magic happen with pollinators, butterflies, birds, and blooms. Compared to a patch of typical lawn, a rain garden allows … [Read more...]