Why Birds Need Native Plants Native plants for birds are like Mom’s home cooking. They’re the tried-and-true foods that keep ...

You step outside to marvel at your landscape, trying to enjoy its beauty before the season ends. While some shrubs only bring a splash of color with bold flowers in the summer or showy berries in ...

Native to the Orient and one of the tallest ... “but generally does not spread as aggressively.” Cultivars of this dogwood shrub include the variegated Elegantissima and the smaller-than ...

The Theodore Klein Plant Awards have announced six award-winning plants selected for ornamental appeal, adaptability, and ...

This long-standing commitment to native plants is a mainstay of the Arboretum ... take turns displaying their beauty throughout all the seasons: shadbush in April; dogwood and azaleas in May; mountain ...

The food and habitat that viburnum species provide support wildlife throughout the year. Pollinators are attracted to the ...

The types of native species included in this table are trees, shrubs, perennials, ground covers, ferns, grasses, sedges, rushes, and vines. Table last updated June of 2023.

flowering time and whether the plant is a Kentucky native. You can sort the list to help you find a large shade tree, shade-loving perennial, sun requiring shrub — in all there are about a dozen ...