Plant Guides
Not sure where to start with native plants? You’re in the right place.
These guides help you make sense of the plants you keep seeing, fix common yard challenges, and choose natives that actually fit your space and your life.
Find Native Plants by Region
Native plants thrive when they match your climate and seasons. These guides focus on plants that actually belong where you live.
Native Favorites, Explained
Big-picture introductions to popular native plants. We clear up common misconceptions, explain what’s actually native, and share where they shine in your yard.
Once you’ve explored a guide, head to plant profiles for care tips, size, bloom time, and where each plant shines.
Solve a Yard Problem
These guides are for real-life yard issues: awkward front yards, rain gardens, or blocking an unwanted view.
Plant for Wildlife
Native plants aren’t just pretty. They’re food, shelter, and nurseries for birds, butterflies, bees, and more. These guides help you plant with intention.
Not sure? That’s normal.
Decision fatigue is real, and our lives these days are…complicated. If you’re unsure what to plant, follow the advice of native plant expert Rebecca McMackin: “The best thing to do is to plant butterfly host plants.”
Visit our Best Native Host Plants for Butterflies to get going.