Wild ginger

Here is a list of great Mid-Atlantic native ground covers. These plants provide wildlife benefits while making your garden greener.

Found throughout the world, but primarily in the shady woods of Asia and North America, wild ginger is a perennial not related to the culinary ginger. Can you grow ginger plants in the wild? Read here

Add these easy-growing native northeast plants to your garden for lots of low-maintenance color through the seasons.

We love Asarum canadense for its deep green heart-shaped leaves, which offer great coverage in the shade garden, blocking weeds and creating a lush green floor.

Find essential tips for growing lady’s mantle, a cottage garden favorite that works well as a groundcover.

Just about everyone knows what ginger looks like and that it's a tropical plant. Before modern international trade, fresh ginger was a real treat. Early colonists in the US found a tasty substitute that that

Western Wild Ginger Pacific Northwest Native Plant Profiles | Real Gardens Grow Natives

Tired of maintaining your lawn? Replace it with one of these great groundcovers.

Our trip to Pennsylvania last week coincided perfectly with the rhododendron and the primrose blooms, which were stunning, but I was equally impressed with the gingers. It's still early days out...