{"id":5356,"date":"2026-03-10T17:15:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T17:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/blog\/?p=5356"},"modified":"2026-04-29T18:44:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T18:44:33","slug":"gardening-for-resilience-in-a-time-of-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/blog\/2026\/03\/10\/gardening-for-resilience-in-a-time-of-climate-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Gardening for Resilience in a Time of Climate Change"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/climate-resilience-collage.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"379\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/climate-resilience-collage-1024x379.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/climate-resilience-collage-1024x379.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/climate-resilience-collage-300x111.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/climate-resilience-collage-768x284.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/climate-resilience-collage-600x222.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/climate-resilience-collage.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As the effects of climate change (or, as some call it, \u201cclimate weirding\u201d) hit home, home is where we contend with it, up close and personal. How can we, as gardeners, create landscapes and gardens that withstand multiple stresses brought on by these changes and extremes? What can we do on our own home turf to mitigate damage in our yards \u2013 and beyond? What plants are likely to stay with us through thick and thin?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s what we\u2019ve been seeing at White Flower Farm in northwestern Connecticut over the past decade:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-stackable-accordion stk-block-accordion stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-block stk-bdf1fb1 is-style-plain\" data-block-id=\"bdf1fb1\"><style>.stk-bdf1fb1{border-style:solid !important;border-color:#dfdad1 !important;border-top-width:0px !important;border-right-width:0px !important;border-bottom-width:1px !important;border-left-width:0px !important;padding-bottom:0px !important;margin-bottom:0px !important}<\/style>\n<summary class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-bdd950d stk--container-small stk-block-accordion__heading\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"bdd950d\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-bdd950d-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-bdd950d-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-label stk-block-icon-label stk-block stk-cfca14b\" data-block-id=\"cfca14b\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-f3d8607\" id=\"summer-heatwaves\" data-block-id=\"f3d8607\"><style>.stk-f3d8607 .stk-block-heading__text{color:var(--theme-palette-color-1,#55745d) !important}<\/style><h6 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-color\">Summer heatwaves<\/h6><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon stk-block-icon stk-block stk-0e76743\" data-block-id=\"0e76743\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg style=\"height:0;width:0\"><defs><linearGradient id=\"linear-gradient-0e76743\" x1=\"0\" x2=\"100%\" y1=\"0\" y2=\"0\"><stop offset=\"0%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-0-e-76743-color-1)\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"100%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-0-e-76743-color-2)\"><\/stop><\/linearGradient><\/defs><\/svg><svg data-prefix=\"fas\" data-icon=\"chevron-down\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chevron-down fa-w-14\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/summary>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-9e07336 stk-block-accordion__content\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"9e07336\"><style>.stk-9e07336-container{padding-top:0px !important;padding-right:0px !important;padding-bottom:0px !important;padding-left:0px !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-9e07336-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-9e07336-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-abd7e70\" data-block-id=\"abd7e70\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Stretches of hot weather that are longer, hotter (high 90\u2019s) and more frequent, with little nighttime cooling to provide relief for plants or people. Plants from cool climates or higher altitudes, including many evergreens, faring poorly in the heat, especially when also experiencing drought.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-stackable-accordion stk-block-accordion stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-block stk-c923217 is-style-plain\" data-block-id=\"c923217\"><style>.stk-c923217{border-style:solid !important;border-color:#dfdad1 !important;border-top-width:0px !important;border-right-width:0px !important;border-bottom-width:1px !important;border-left-width:0px !important;padding-bottom:0px !important;margin-bottom:0px !important}<\/style>\n<summary class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-717b9ef stk--container-small stk-block-accordion__heading\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"717b9ef\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-717b9ef-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-717b9ef-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-label stk-block-icon-label stk-block stk-bcc1da5\" data-block-id=\"bcc1da5\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-f1b74cd\" id=\"shorter-warmer-winters-with-little-snow\" data-block-id=\"f1b74cd\"><style>.stk-f1b74cd .stk-block-heading__text{color:var(--theme-palette-color-1,#55745d) !important}<\/style><h6 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-color\">Shorter, warmer winters with little snow<\/h6><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon stk-block-icon stk-block stk-470253b\" data-block-id=\"470253b\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg style=\"height:0;width:0\"><defs><linearGradient id=\"linear-gradient-470253b\" x1=\"0\" x2=\"100%\" y1=\"0\" y2=\"0\"><stop offset=\"0%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-470253-b-color-1)\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"100%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-470253-b-color-2)\"><\/stop><\/linearGradient><\/defs><\/svg><svg data-prefix=\"fas\" data-icon=\"chevron-down\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chevron-down fa-w-14\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/summary>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-6eab95a stk-block-accordion__content\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"6eab95a\"><style>.stk-6eab95a-container{padding-top:0px !important;padding-right:0px !important;padding-bottom:0px !important;padding-left:0px !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-6eab95a-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-6eab95a-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-2842d10\" data-block-id=\"2842d10\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Although sometimes followed by the opposite extreme, winters with little snow mean less snowmelt in spring to fill streams, replenish groundwater and aquifers. Many plants require consistently cold winters. Loss of insulating snowpack damages shallow-rooted plants in our home landscapes and surrounding forests. Dominant tree species \u2013 White Oaks, Sugar Maples, Yellow Birches and Beeches \u2013 are in decline. Disease-carrying ticks are on the increase as these insects survive milder winters. A reduction of growth in our hardwood forests reduces the ecosystem services forests provide (carbon, water, and nutrient storage, cooling and cleansing of air and water, and support for soil food webs, and insect, bird, and animal communities).<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-stackable-accordion stk-block-accordion stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-block stk-059fbd4 is-style-plain\" data-block-id=\"059fbd4\"><style>.stk-059fbd4{border-style:solid !important;border-color:#dfdad1 !important;border-top-width:0px !important;border-right-width:0px !important;border-bottom-width:1px !important;border-left-width:0px !important;padding-bottom:0px !important;margin-bottom:0px !important}<\/style>\n<summary class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-e02870d stk--container-small stk-block-accordion__heading\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"e02870d\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-e02870d-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-e02870d-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-label stk-block-icon-label stk-block stk-b15ab77\" data-block-id=\"b15ab77\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-fbe3994\" id=\"unstable-winter-temperatures\" data-block-id=\"fbe3994\"><style>.stk-fbe3994 .stk-block-heading__text{color:var(--theme-palette-color-1,#55745d) !important}<\/style><h6 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-color\">Unstable winter temperatures<\/h6><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon stk-block-icon stk-block stk-37a690a\" data-block-id=\"37a690a\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg style=\"height:0;width:0\"><defs><linearGradient id=\"linear-gradient-37a690a\" x1=\"0\" x2=\"100%\" y1=\"0\" y2=\"0\"><stop offset=\"0%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-37-a-690-a-color-1)\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"100%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-37-a-690-a-color-2)\"><\/stop><\/linearGradient><\/defs><\/svg><svg data-prefix=\"fas\" data-icon=\"chevron-down\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chevron-down fa-w-14\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/summary>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-35d7c5e stk-block-accordion__content\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"35d7c5e\"><style>.stk-35d7c5e-container{padding-top:0px !important;padding-right:0px !important;padding-bottom:0px !important;padding-left:0px !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-35d7c5e-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-35d7c5e-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-41a700d\" data-block-id=\"41a700d\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">We\u2019ve experienced 0-to-60-degree temperature swings in the space of 24 hours. This causes more winterkill of shrubs and loss of overwintering flower buds, which start to break dormancy, then freeze when temperatures drop again.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-stackable-accordion stk-block-accordion stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-block stk-a76d4a6 is-style-plain\" data-block-id=\"a76d4a6\"><style>.stk-a76d4a6{border-style:solid !important;border-color:#dfdad1 !important;border-top-width:0px !important;border-right-width:0px !important;border-bottom-width:1px !important;border-left-width:0px !important;padding-bottom:0px !important;margin-bottom:0px !important}<\/style>\n<summary class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-7e4b438 stk--container-small stk-block-accordion__heading\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"7e4b438\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-7e4b438-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-7e4b438-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-label stk-block-icon-label stk-block stk-e21ca1a\" data-block-id=\"e21ca1a\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-4fc0571\" id=\"real-winter\" data-block-id=\"4fc0571\"><style>.stk-4fc0571 .stk-block-heading__text{color:var(--theme-palette-color-1,#55745d) !important}<\/style><h6 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-color\">\u201cReal\u201d winter<\/h6><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon stk-block-icon stk-block stk-8704548\" data-block-id=\"8704548\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg style=\"height:0;width:0\"><defs><linearGradient id=\"linear-gradient-8704548\" x1=\"0\" x2=\"100%\" y1=\"0\" y2=\"0\"><stop offset=\"0%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-8704548-color-1)\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"100%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-8704548-color-2)\"><\/stop><\/linearGradient><\/defs><\/svg><svg data-prefix=\"fas\" data-icon=\"chevron-down\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chevron-down fa-w-14\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/summary>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-5419f7e stk-block-accordion__content\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"5419f7e\"><style>.stk-5419f7e-container{padding-top:0px !important;padding-right:0px !important;padding-bottom:0px !important;padding-left:0px !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-5419f7e-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-5419f7e-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-f0d6a32\" data-block-id=\"f0d6a32\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">After a long trend of warmer winters and a shift to a warmer USDA Hardiness Zone, we are sometimes, as in 2026, faced with extreme cold and snow, like winters of old.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-stackable-accordion stk-block-accordion stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-block stk-4294992 is-style-plain\" data-block-id=\"4294992\"><style>.stk-4294992{border-style:solid !important;border-color:#dfdad1 !important;border-top-width:0px !important;border-right-width:0px !important;border-bottom-width:1px !important;border-left-width:0px !important;padding-bottom:0px !important;margin-bottom:0px !important}<\/style>\n<summary class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-425893c stk--container-small stk-block-accordion__heading\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"425893c\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-425893c-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-425893c-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-label stk-block-icon-label stk-block stk-0fde890\" data-block-id=\"0fde890\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-2f88626\" id=\"severe-rain-amp-flooding-events\" data-block-id=\"2f88626\"><style>.stk-2f88626 .stk-block-heading__text{color:var(--theme-palette-color-1,#55745d) !important}<\/style><h6 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-color\">Severe rain &amp; flooding events<\/h6><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon stk-block-icon stk-block stk-cb54ce2\" data-block-id=\"cb54ce2\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg style=\"height:0;width:0\"><defs><linearGradient id=\"linear-gradient-cb54ce2\" x1=\"0\" x2=\"100%\" y1=\"0\" y2=\"0\"><stop offset=\"0%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-cb-54-ce-2-color-1)\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"100%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-cb-54-ce-2-color-2)\"><\/stop><\/linearGradient><\/defs><\/svg><svg data-prefix=\"fas\" data-icon=\"chevron-down\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chevron-down fa-w-14\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/summary>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-119db3e stk-block-accordion__content\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"119db3e\"><style>.stk-119db3e-container{padding-top:0px !important;padding-right:0px !important;padding-bottom:0px !important;padding-left:0px !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-119db3e-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-119db3e-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-462af56\" data-block-id=\"462af56\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Damaging windstorms break or uproot trees and slow-moving storms drop record amounts of rain in a short time. We\u2019re seeing catastrophic flash floods, especially in developed areas covered with impervious surfaces, and are learning a whole new storm vocabulary \u2013 macrobursts, microbursts, derechos.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-stackable-accordion stk-block-accordion stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-block stk-34ee5f7 is-style-plain\" data-block-id=\"34ee5f7\"><style>.stk-34ee5f7{border-style:solid !important;border-color:#dfdad1 !important;border-top-width:0px !important;border-right-width:0px !important;border-bottom-width:1px !important;border-left-width:0px !important;padding-bottom:0px !important;margin-bottom:0px !important}<\/style>\n<summary class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-f53459c stk--container-small stk-block-accordion__heading\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"f53459c\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-f53459c-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-f53459c-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-label stk-block-icon-label stk-block stk-224713f\" data-block-id=\"224713f\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-1f055f6\" id=\"changed-rainfall-patterns\" data-block-id=\"1f055f6\"><style>.stk-1f055f6 .stk-block-heading__text{color:var(--theme-palette-color-1,#55745d) !important}<\/style><h6 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-color\">Changed rainfall patterns<\/h6><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon stk-block-icon stk-block stk-3ec8415\" data-block-id=\"3ec8415\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg style=\"height:0;width:0\"><defs><linearGradient id=\"linear-gradient-3ec8415\" x1=\"0\" x2=\"100%\" y1=\"0\" y2=\"0\"><stop offset=\"0%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-3-ec-8415-color-1)\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"100%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-3-ec-8415-color-2)\"><\/stop><\/linearGradient><\/defs><\/svg><svg data-prefix=\"fas\" data-icon=\"chevron-down\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chevron-down fa-w-14\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/summary>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-e4be2de stk-block-accordion__content\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"e4be2de\"><style>.stk-e4be2de-container{padding-top:0px !important;padding-right:0px !important;padding-bottom:0px !important;padding-left:0px !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-e4be2de-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-e4be2de-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-1283bfc\" data-block-id=\"1283bfc\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Frequent rains in spring and early summer, when the ground is already wet and can\u2019t absorb more, causes soil erosion and flooding. Plants suffer more fungal diseases when they never dry out. Too much rain has been followed by weeks and weeks with little or no precipitation. Soil dries out, plants suffer, water levels above and below ground drop.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-stackable-accordion stk-block-accordion stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-block stk-9e9f6c5 is-style-plain\" data-block-id=\"9e9f6c5\"><style>.stk-9e9f6c5{border-style:solid !important;border-color:#dfdad1 !important;border-top-width:0px !important;border-right-width:0px !important;border-bottom-width:1px !important;border-left-width:0px !important;padding-bottom:0px !important;margin-bottom:0px !important}<\/style>\n<summary class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-886e6cb stk--container-small stk-block-accordion__heading\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"886e6cb\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-886e6cb-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-886e6cb-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-label stk-block-icon-label stk-block stk-2771438\" data-block-id=\"2771438\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-bf5fc6e\" id=\"invasive-plants\" data-block-id=\"bf5fc6e\"><style>.stk-bf5fc6e .stk-block-heading__text{color:var(--theme-palette-color-1,#55745d) !important}<\/style><h6 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-color\">Invasive plants<\/h6><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon stk-block-icon stk-block stk-131b059\" data-block-id=\"131b059\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg style=\"height:0;width:0\"><defs><linearGradient id=\"linear-gradient-131b059\" x1=\"0\" x2=\"100%\" y1=\"0\" y2=\"0\"><stop offset=\"0%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-131-b-059-color-1)\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"100%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-131-b-059-color-2)\"><\/stop><\/linearGradient><\/defs><\/svg><svg data-prefix=\"fas\" data-icon=\"chevron-down\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chevron-down fa-w-14\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/summary>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-ecff0ad stk-block-accordion__content\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"ecff0ad\"><style>.stk-ecff0ad-container{padding-top:0px !important;padding-right:0px !important;padding-bottom:0px !important;padding-left:0px !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-ecff0ad-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-ecff0ad-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-2ffc452\" data-block-id=\"2ffc452\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Vines, perennials, biennials, and annuals displace native plant communities. Vines, with excessive growth due to increased atmospheric carbon dioxide, kill trees by girdling, smothering, and\/or breaking them under their weight.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-stackable-accordion stk-block-accordion stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-block stk-9e87d15 is-style-plain\" data-block-id=\"9e87d15\"><style>.stk-9e87d15{border-style:solid !important;border-color:#dfdad1 !important;border-top-width:0px !important;border-right-width:0px !important;border-bottom-width:1px !important;border-left-width:0px !important;padding-bottom:0px !important;margin-bottom:0px !important}<\/style>\n<summary class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-dd0f023 stk--container-small stk-block-accordion__heading\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"dd0f023\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-dd0f023-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-dd0f023-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-label stk-block-icon-label stk-block stk-c8d98c5\" data-block-id=\"c8d98c5\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-7efea5c\" id=\"new-pests-and-diseases\" data-block-id=\"7efea5c\"><style>.stk-7efea5c .stk-block-heading__text{color:var(--theme-palette-color-1,#55745d) !important}<\/style><h6 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-color\">New pests and diseases<\/h6><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon stk-block-icon stk-block stk-0938277\" data-block-id=\"0938277\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg style=\"height:0;width:0\"><defs><linearGradient id=\"linear-gradient-0938277\" x1=\"0\" x2=\"100%\" y1=\"0\" y2=\"0\"><stop offset=\"0%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-0938277-color-1)\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"100%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-0938277-color-2)\"><\/stop><\/linearGradient><\/defs><\/svg><svg data-prefix=\"fas\" data-icon=\"chevron-down\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chevron-down fa-w-14\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/summary>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-e94ce5b stk-block-accordion__content\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"e94ce5b\"><style>.stk-e94ce5b-container{padding-top:0px !important;padding-right:0px !important;padding-bottom:0px !important;padding-left:0px !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-e94ce5b-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-e94ce5b-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-4b1d10b\" data-block-id=\"4b1d10b\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">We\u2019re seeing waves of infestation with some pests moving north from warmer climes, newly able to survive our winters. Multiple stressors, as outlined above, make plants more susceptible to infestation.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-stackable-accordion stk-block-accordion stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-block stk-a0b6c16 is-style-plain\" data-block-id=\"a0b6c16\"><style>.stk-a0b6c16{border-style:solid !important;border-color:#dfdad1 !important;border-top-width:0px !important;border-right-width:0px !important;border-bottom-width:1px !important;border-left-width:0px !important;padding-bottom:0px !important;margin-bottom:0px !important}<\/style>\n<summary class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-7646673 stk--container-small stk-block-accordion__heading\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"7646673\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-7646673-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-7646673-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-label stk-block-icon-label stk-block stk-f03e721\" data-block-id=\"f03e721\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-33bd706\" id=\"rising-sea-levels\" data-block-id=\"33bd706\"><style>.stk-33bd706 .stk-block-heading__text{color:var(--theme-palette-color-1,#55745d) !important}<\/style><h6 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-color\">Rising sea levels<\/h6><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon stk-block-icon stk-block stk-edf5a52\" data-block-id=\"edf5a52\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg style=\"height:0;width:0\"><defs><linearGradient id=\"linear-gradient-edf5a52\" x1=\"0\" x2=\"100%\" y1=\"0\" y2=\"0\"><stop offset=\"0%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-edf-5-a-52-color-1)\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"100%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-edf-5-a-52-color-2)\"><\/stop><\/linearGradient><\/defs><\/svg><svg data-prefix=\"fas\" data-icon=\"chevron-down\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chevron-down fa-w-14\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/summary>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-b5ac89d stk-block-accordion__content\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"b5ac89d\"><style>.stk-b5ac89d-container{padding-top:0px !important;padding-right:0px !important;padding-bottom:0px !important;padding-left:0px !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-b5ac89d-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-b5ac89d-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-688a59d\" data-block-id=\"688a59d\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Along the coast, gardeners are dealing with episodes of flooding, saltwater inundation of groundwater, and increased damage from saltwater spray during storms.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-stackable-accordion stk-block-accordion stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-block stk-109d441 is-style-plain\" data-block-id=\"109d441\"><style>.stk-109d441{border-style:solid !important;border-color:#dfdad1 !important;border-top-width:0px !important;border-right-width:0px !important;border-bottom-width:1px !important;border-left-width:0px !important;padding-bottom:0px !important;margin-bottom:0px !important}<\/style>\n<summary class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-2c9f2c4 stk--container-small stk-block-accordion__heading\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"2c9f2c4\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-2c9f2c4-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-2c9f2c4-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon-label stk-block-icon-label stk-block stk-3db0cb2\" data-block-id=\"3db0cb2\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-cc6723f\" id=\"increased-fire-risk\" data-block-id=\"cc6723f\"><style>.stk-cc6723f .stk-block-heading__text{color:var(--theme-palette-color-1,#55745d) !important}<\/style><h6 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-color\">Increased fire risk<\/h6><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-icon stk-block-icon stk-block stk-c1fbc00\" data-block-id=\"c1fbc00\"><span class=\"stk--svg-wrapper\"><div class=\"stk--inner-svg\"><svg style=\"height:0;width:0\"><defs><linearGradient id=\"linear-gradient-c1fbc00\" x1=\"0\" x2=\"100%\" y1=\"0\" y2=\"0\"><stop offset=\"0%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-c-1-fbc-00-color-1)\"><\/stop><stop offset=\"100%\" style=\"stop-opacity:1;stop-color:var(--linear-gradient-c-1-fbc-00-color-2)\"><\/stop><\/linearGradient><\/defs><\/svg><svg data-prefix=\"fas\" data-icon=\"chevron-down\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chevron-down fa-w-14\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/summary>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-09b7a5a stk-block-accordion__content\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"09b7a5a\"><style>.stk-09b7a5a-container{padding-top:0px !important;padding-right:0px !important;padding-bottom:0px !important;padding-left:0px !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-09b7a5a-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-09b7a5a-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-4cefbe2\" data-block-id=\"4cefbe2\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Drought and heat combine to dry out plants, increasing flammability. Stands of trees killed by disease, insects or inability to adjust to warmer temperatures add fuel to the fires.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While this is a snapshot of what we are seeing in New England, our climate is relatively benign in comparison to other parts of the country. Every part of the nation is experiencing some or all of these interrelated climate change effects, often to greater extremes. The <a href=\"https:\/\/nca5.climate.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fifth National Climate Assessment<\/a> projects more wildfires, extreme heat and floods in the Northwest, extreme heat, drought, wildfires, and coastal flooding in the Southwest, heavy rain <em>and<\/em> longer dry spells in the Southeast, drying of the soil surface nearly everywhere, due to higher evaporation with warming temperatures \u2013 and more extreme weather events for us in the Northeast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-palette-color-4-color has-text-color\">What Does \u201cResilience\u201d Mean, Anyway?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-3\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>A person who is resilient is tenacious and nimble, able to duck and roll with the punches, to withstand adversity, recover from injury, adapt to change and carry on. Like people, some plants are tougher or more adaptable than others. A resilient cultivated landscape has plants that can take heat and drought, survive periodic inundation, and minimize erosion. With unpredictable winters and wild temperature swings, it\u2019s worth considering hardy plants that bloom on the current season\u2019s new growth rather than producing buds in fall that must survive winter\u2019s erratic temperatures. With record-breaking storms, we appreciate trees and shrubs that vigorously regenerate after heavy branches crash down on them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Aronia-in-winter-AdobeStock.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Aronia-in-winter-AdobeStock.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5386\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Aronia-in-winter-AdobeStock.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Aronia-in-winter-AdobeStock-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Aronia-in-winter-AdobeStock-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Aronia-in-winter-AdobeStock-600x750.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Our plant choices are important, but employing sustainable practices and emulating tightly integrated natural systems will go a long way toward creating landscapes that recover after disturbance or injury. We want landscapes that don\u2019t merely survive extreme weather events but thrive, long-term. Our suggested garden plants and practices for resilient landscapes are broadly relevant to the entire eastern half of the continent and may also be appropriate for similarly temperate parts of other regions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-palette-color-4-color has-text-color\">Practices for Resilient Gardens &amp; Landscapes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Look beyond individual plants, to plant communities that thrive in your area. Tightly integrated, biologically diverse ecosystems continue to function despite setbacks to some of its members. In our cultivated landscapes, we can mimic these natural systems that function without human help \u2013 and lower our own efforts and inputs. In our part of the world, that often means multilayered forests with tall canopy trees, understory trees, understory shrubs and a ground layer of plants, with decomposing leaf litter below. In dry, fire-prone parts of the West, that model would be a recipe for disaster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Plant trees<\/strong>, especially native varieties, the backbone of resilient landscapes. Even smaller understory trees shade your house, cool the atmosphere, reduce storm runoff, filter out pollutants, and store carbon. Think of trees as functional habitat, not just d\u00e9cor.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/northern-red-oak.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5570 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/northern-red-oak.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/northern-red-oak-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/northern-red-oak-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/northern-red-oak-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Geranium-groundcover-horiz.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5405 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Geranium-groundcover-horiz.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Geranium-groundcover-horiz-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Geranium-groundcover-horiz-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Geranium-groundcover-horiz-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Put back the layers.<\/strong> If you already have tall shade trees, great! If not, smaller understory trees suitable for smaller lots can play the role of canopy trees. Plant shrubs and groundcovers below to break the force of the rain and provide wildlife habitat. Entangled roots and decomposing leaves create an absorbent \u201csoil sponge\u201d that holds water, releasing it as plants draw upon this reserve.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Reduce the lawn<\/strong>, bit by bit. Replace turf with ground-covering plants that add beauty, reduce maintenance (and fossil fuel use), hold the ground, limit disturbance, and support wildlife. Start with hard-to-maintain areas such as wet spots, rocky or steep areas that are difficult to mow or places where grass doesn\u2019t thrive under trees. Let fallen leaves remain in place to decompose, returning nutrients to the soil.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/moss-phlox-lawn-replacement.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5407 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/moss-phlox-lawn-replacement.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/moss-phlox-lawn-replacement-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/moss-phlox-lawn-replacement-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/moss-phlox-lawn-replacement-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/carex-as-mulch-replacement.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5408 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/carex-as-mulch-replacement.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/carex-as-mulch-replacement-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/carex-as-mulch-replacement-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/carex-as-mulch-replacement-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Cover the ground with perennial plants<\/strong>, preferably natives, that fill in and function as living mulch, rather than covering large areas with mulch products that must be transported and replenished. Covering ground with plants reduces soil temperature and creates habitat \u2013 besides being more attractive and sustainable than a sea of mulch.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Promote biodiversity<\/strong> and encourage self-sowing plants to fill in empty spaces that would otherwise sprout weeds.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/monard-self-sow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5411 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/monard-self-sow.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/monard-self-sow-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/monard-self-sow-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/monard-self-sow-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/watering-wand-horiz.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5414 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/watering-wand-horiz.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/watering-wand-horiz-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/watering-wand-horiz-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/watering-wand-horiz-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>When you water, <strong>water deeply rather than frequently<\/strong>. Deep watering encourages roots to grow deep into soil, where moisture reserves are. This enables plants to better withstand drought. Frequent shallow watering encourages shallow roots that cannot draw on reserves during times of drought. Water the soil <em>around<\/em> the plant too, encouraging roots to grow out into surrounding soil.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Rainwater is a precious resource<\/strong>. What can you do to slow down water that lands on your property, encouraging it to sink into the ground rather than running off? Capturing precipitation forestalls flooding and erosion while making moisture stored in the soil available to plants as they need it over time.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/gaura-in-rain.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5416 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/gaura-in-rain.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/gaura-in-rain-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/gaura-in-rain-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/gaura-in-rain-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Build moisture-retentive soils by leaving leaves to decompose in place where you can. Healthy, humus-rich soil holds water, reduces the need for fertilizers, and is cooler than bare soil.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contour soil to create little berms to slow runoff and dips to let water sink in; channel water away from structures and toward water-loving plants or places where it can sink in slowly.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create a rain garden.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bolster slopes with stones or logs to prevent erosion.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reduce impervious surfaces<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Plant deep-rooted perennials and shrubs that hold the soil in place, build new soil, and withstand drought. Tallgrass prairie plants like big bluestem (<em>Andropogon gerardii<\/em>) have 70% of their growth in roots, a third of which die off over the winter. These decomposing roots build soil, adding nutrients and water-holding capacity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-palette-color-4-color has-text-color\">Climate-Resilient Plants<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Wherever you live, spend some time in nature, just observing. We especially value local native plants because we can see that they\u2019re adapted to fluctuations in local conditions. Natural areas provide a good education in what \u201cwants\u201d to grow in your climate and soil, and where they prefer to live. Your observations will help you make informed choices, saving time, money, and heartbreak. Use those native plants that persist in nature in your home landscape, paying attention to how certain plants tend to grow together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Create your landscape with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/climate-resilient-plants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">foundation of plants that are resilient in your climate<\/a>. Some plants make themselves at home in a wide range of places. But cool-climate Eastern woodland wildflowers that grow in moist, humus-rich soils, for instance, are not going to thrive in alkaline soils, fierce sun, heat, and dry winds on the Colorado plains \u2013 no matter how much you love them. Conversely, many plants that thrive in sharply drained, mineral-rich, humus-poor Western soils may sulk and rot where we live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-a77d72e\" data-block-id=\"a77d72e\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-a77d72e-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-5e2d810\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"5e2d810\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-5e2d810-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-5e2d810-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/right-plant-right-place-garden.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"905\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/right-plant-right-place-garden-905x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/right-plant-right-place-garden-905x1024.jpg 905w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/right-plant-right-place-garden-265x300.jpg 265w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/right-plant-right-place-garden-768x869.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/right-plant-right-place-garden-600x679.jpg 600w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/right-plant-right-place-garden.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 905px) 100vw, 905px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-beaa0de\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"beaa0de\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-beaa0de-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-beaa0de-inner-blocks\">\n<p><strong>Right plant, right place<\/strong>: Resilient plant communities grow in all kinds of conditions in nature \u2013 nutrient-rich woodland soils, fast-draining shallow soils, sunbaked slopes, rock outcrops, and floodplains. Dry sandy soils favor perennials and grasses rather than trees and shrubs and shorter plants rather than tall ones, while humus-rich soils support more trees and shrubs. Stressed plants are more susceptible to disruptions, weather extremes, pests, and diseases. Evaluate your space, soil, drainage, moisture, light, and any stressors such as road salt, compacted or disturbed soil, or extreme pH.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>White Flower Farm is located in beautiful, rural, northwestern Connecticut, so, surrounded by nature, we are especially cognizant of native plants around us. These plants persist in abundance and have shown themselves to be adapting well to our warming and unpredictable climate. We enjoy seeing them in our woodlands and roadsides and fortunately, many of them are excellent garden plants as well. We also increasingly value \u201cnear natives\u201d \u2013 hardy, heat-adapted native plants from adjacent areas to our south.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-palette-color-6-background-color has-background\">See below for some recommended plants by region or climate condition. For more information on these topics and lots more plant suggestions, including those for plants that can take wet\/dry fluctuations, heat and humidity, please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/climate-resilient-plants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Climate-Resilient Plants<\/a> on the White Flower Farm website.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-palette-color-1-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-palette-color-1-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Adaptable Native Plants &amp; Near-Natives From Within Our Ecoregion for the Northeast&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shrubs:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-1ca8073\" data-block-id=\"1ca8073\"><style>.stk-1ca8073{margin-bottom:0px !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-1ca8073-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-2ca8885\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"2ca8885\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-2ca8885{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-2ca8885-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-2ca8885-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Viburnum-dentatum-sq.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Viburnum-dentatum-sq.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Viburnum-dentatum-sq.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Viburnum-dentatum-sq-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Viburnum-dentatum-sq-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Viburnum-dentatum-sq-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Viburnum-dentatum-sq-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Arrowwood Viburnum (<em>Viburnum dentatum<\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-c0c848e\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"c0c848e\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-c0c848e{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-c0c848e-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-c0c848e-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/blueberries-sq.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/blueberries-sq.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/blueberries-sq.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/blueberries-sq-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/blueberries-sq-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/blueberries-sq-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/blueberries-sq-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/blueberry-plants.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blueberry<\/a> (<em>Vaccinium corymbosum<\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-c4f738e\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"c4f738e\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-c4f738e{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-c4f738e-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-c4f738e-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cephalanthus-sugar-shack.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cephalanthus-sugar-shack.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cephalanthus-sugar-shack.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cephalanthus-sugar-shack-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cephalanthus-sugar-shack-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Buttonbush (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/cephalanthus-occidentalis-sugar-shack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Cephalanthus occidentalis<\/em> Sugar Shack\u00ae<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-85f3c11\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"85f3c11\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-85f3c11{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-85f3c11-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-85f3c11-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/aronia-sq.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/aronia-sq.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/aronia-sq.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/aronia-sq-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/aronia-sq-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/aronia-sq-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/aronia-sq-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Chokeberry (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/aronia-arbutifolia-brilliantissima\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Aronia arbutifolia<\/em> &#8216;Brilliantissima&#8217;<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-cc137ce\" data-block-id=\"cc137ce\"><style>.stk-cc137ce{margin-bottom:0px !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-cc137ce-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-0d5f735\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"0d5f735\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-0d5f735{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-0d5f735-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-0d5f735-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/fothergilla-sq.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/fothergilla-sq.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/fothergilla-sq.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/fothergilla-sq-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/fothergilla-sq-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Fothergilla (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/fothergilla-x-intermedia-mount-airy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Fothergilla<\/em>)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-b463557\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"b463557\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-b463557{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-b463557-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-b463557-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cornus-arctic-fire-red.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cornus-arctic-fire-red.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cornus-arctic-fire-red.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cornus-arctic-fire-red-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cornus-arctic-fire-red-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cornus-arctic-fire-red-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cornus-arctic-fire-red-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Red-twig Dogwood (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/cornus-stolonifera-arctic-fire-red\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Cornus stolonifera<\/em> Arctic Fire\u00ae Red<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-131cec4\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"131cec4\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-131cec4{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-131cec4-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-131cec4-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/clethra-alnifolia.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/clethra-alnifolia.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/clethra-alnifolia.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/clethra-alnifolia-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/clethra-alnifolia-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/clethra-alnifolia-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/clethra-alnifolia-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/clethra-sweet-pepperbush\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sweet Pepperbush<\/a> (<em>Clethra alnifolia)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-9e070a7\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"9e070a7\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-9e070a7{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-9e070a7-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-9e070a7-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/itea-little-henry.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/itea-little-henry.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/itea-little-henry.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/itea-little-henry-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/itea-little-henry-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Virginia Sweetspire (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/itea-virginica-little-henry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Itea Virginica<\/em> \u2018Little Henry\u2019<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-a3ac752\" data-block-id=\"a3ac752\"><style>.stk-a3ac752{margin-bottom:0px !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-a3ac752-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-4ec4f80\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"4ec4f80\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-4ec4f80{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-4ec4f80-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-4ec4f80-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/winterberry.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/winterberry.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5444\" width=\"164\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/winterberry.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/winterberry-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/winterberry-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/winterberry-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/winterberry-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 164px) 100vw, 164px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/ilex-plants.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Winterberry Holly<\/a> (<em>Ilex verticillata<\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-b25077c\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"b25077c\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-b25077c{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-b25077c-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-b25077c-inner-blocks\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-a6c5711\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"a6c5711\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-a6c5711{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-a6c5711-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-a6c5711-inner-blocks\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-b423217\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"b423217\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-b423217{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-b423217-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-b423217-inner-blocks\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Perennials:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-45b22ce\" data-block-id=\"45b22ce\"><style>.stk-45b22ce{margin-bottom:1px !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-45b22ce-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-3625abb\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"3625abb\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-3625abb{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-3625abb-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-3625abb-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/asclepias-tuberosa.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/asclepias-tuberosa.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5445\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/asclepias-tuberosa.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/asclepias-tuberosa-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/asclepias-tuberosa-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/asclepias-tuberosa-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/asclepias-tuberosa-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Butterfly Weed (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/asclepias-tuberosa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Asclepias tuberosa<\/em>)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-53b1b93\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"53b1b93\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-53b1b93{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-53b1b93-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-53b1b93-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/aquilegia-canadensis.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/aquilegia-canadensis.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/aquilegia-canadensis.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/aquilegia-canadensis-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/aquilegia-canadensis-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/aquilegia-canadensis-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/aquilegia-canadensis-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Canada Columbine (<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/aquilegia-canadensis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Aquilegia canadensis<\/a><\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-261701b\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"261701b\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-261701b{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-261701b-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-261701b-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/christmas-fern.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/christmas-fern.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/christmas-fern.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/christmas-fern-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/christmas-fern-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/christmas-fern-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/christmas-fern-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Christmas Fern (<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/29089-product.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Polystichum acrostichoides<\/a><\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-19fa222\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"19fa222\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-19fa222{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-19fa222-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-19fa222-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/carex-pensylvanica.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/carex-pensylvanica.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/carex-pensylvanica.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/carex-pensylvanica-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/carex-pensylvanica-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/carex-pensylvanica-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/carex-pensylvanica-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Pennsylvania Sedge (<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/ornamental-grass-carex-pensylvanica\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Carex pensylvanica<\/a><\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-20c3e8e\" data-block-id=\"20c3e8e\"><style>.stk-20c3e8e{margin-bottom:18px !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-20c3e8e-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-a24924a\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"a24924a\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-a24924a{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-a24924a-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-a24924a-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/asclepias-incarnata.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/asclepias-incarnata.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/asclepias-incarnata.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/asclepias-incarnata-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/asclepias-incarnata-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/asclepias-incarnata-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/asclepias-incarnata-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Swamp Milkweed (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/23970-product.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Asclepias incarnata<\/em> \u2018Cinderella\u2019<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-48fbd6d\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"48fbd6d\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-48fbd6d{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-48fbd6d-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-48fbd6d-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/panicum-virgatum.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/panicum-virgatum.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/panicum-virgatum.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/panicum-virgatum-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/panicum-virgatum-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/panicum-virgatum-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/panicum-virgatum-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Switchgrass (<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/panicum-virgatum-northwind\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Panicum virgatum<\/a><\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-128e1dc\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"128e1dc\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-128e1dc{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-128e1dc-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-128e1dc-inner-blocks\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-2aaff14\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"2aaff14\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-2aaff14{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-2aaff14-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-2aaff14-inner-blocks\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-palette-color-1-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-palette-color-1-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Waterwise Plants That Tolerate Heat &amp; Drought<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>For well-draining to dry areas in your garden that may be subject to excessive heat, look for plants with the following adaptations, evolved to conserve water: Narrow blades (grasses) or leaves reduced in size, deep roots, leathery leaves, or those covered with light hairs or a waxy coating. Succulents have the ability to store water in leaves or stems; tubers, thick rhizomes, bulbs and corms store water and nutrients in their tissues. Once established, these plants won\u2019t shrivel up and die if it doesn\u2019t rain every week and require little extra water except during extreme drought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Shrub:<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-65d9b61\" data-block-id=\"65d9b61\"><style>.stk-65d9b61{margin-bottom:0px !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-65d9b61-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-0b4bd11\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"0b4bd11\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-0b4bd11{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-0b4bd11-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-0b4bd11-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ceanothus-americanus.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ceanothus-americanus.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5453\" width=\"164\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ceanothus-americanus.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ceanothus-americanus-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ceanothus-americanus-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ceanothus-americanus-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ceanothus-americanus-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 164px) 100vw, 164px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">New Jersey Tea (<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/ceanothus-americanus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ceanothus americanus<\/a><\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-c47fc42\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"c47fc42\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-c47fc42{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-c47fc42-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-c47fc42-inner-blocks\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-8b4a490\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"8b4a490\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-8b4a490{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-8b4a490-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-8b4a490-inner-blocks\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-54e0205\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"54e0205\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-54e0205{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-54e0205-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-54e0205-inner-blocks\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Perennials:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-6f8d9b5\" data-block-id=\"6f8d9b5\"><style>.stk-6f8d9b5{margin-bottom:0px !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-6f8d9b5-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-46c72a9\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"46c72a9\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-46c72a9{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-46c72a9-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-46c72a9-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/iris-germanica.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/iris-germanica.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/iris-germanica.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/iris-germanica-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/iris-germanica-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/iris-germanica-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/iris-germanica-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/tall-bearded-iris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bearded Iris<\/a> (<em>Iris germanica<\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-eae7cdf\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"eae7cdf\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-eae7cdf{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-eae7cdf-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-eae7cdf-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/andropogon-blackhawks.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/andropogon-blackhawks.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/andropogon-blackhawks.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/andropogon-blackhawks-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/andropogon-blackhawks-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Big Bluestem (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/ornamental-grass-andropogon-gerardii-blackhawks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Andropogon gerardii <\/em>\u2018Blackhawks\u2019<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-f2123a3\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"f2123a3\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-f2123a3{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-f2123a3-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-f2123a3-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/calamint.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/calamint.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5460\" width=\"164\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/calamint.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/calamint-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/calamint-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/calamint-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/calamint-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 164px) 100vw, 164px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Calamint (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/25000-product.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Calamintha<\/em>)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-240e842\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"240e842\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-240e842{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-240e842-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-240e842-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nepeta.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nepeta.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nepeta.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nepeta-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nepeta-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nepeta-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nepeta-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/catmint\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Catmint<\/a> (<em>Nepeta<\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-754e142\" data-block-id=\"754e142\"><style>.stk-754e142{margin-bottom:1px !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-754e142-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-3261e5a\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"3261e5a\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-3261e5a{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-3261e5a-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-3261e5a-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/daylily.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/daylily.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5464\" width=\"164\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/daylily.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/daylily-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/daylily-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/daylily-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/daylily-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 164px) 100vw, 164px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/daylily\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Daylilies<\/a> (<em>Hemerocallis<\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-8dae570\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"8dae570\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-8dae570{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-8dae570-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-8dae570-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/baptisia.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/baptisia.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/baptisia.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/baptisia-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/baptisia-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/baptisia-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/baptisia-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">False Indigo (<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/24640-product.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Baptisia<\/a><\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-ebd7f28\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"ebd7f28\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-ebd7f28{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-ebd7f28-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-ebd7f28-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/liatris.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/liatris.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/liatris.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/liatris-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/liatris-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/liatris-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/liatris-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/liatris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gayfeather<\/a> (<em>Liatris<\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-fa65e1b\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"fa65e1b\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-fa65e1b{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-fa65e1b-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-fa65e1b-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/stachys.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/stachys.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/stachys.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/stachys-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/stachys-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/stachys-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/stachys-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/stachys\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lamb\u2019s Ears<\/a> (<em>Stachys byzantina<\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-0f80eda\" data-block-id=\"0f80eda\"><style>.stk-0f80eda{margin-bottom:0px !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-0f80eda-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-5a044d7\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"5a044d7\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-5a044d7{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-5a044d7-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-5a044d7-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/coreopsis-lanceolata.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/coreopsis-lanceolata.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/coreopsis-lanceolata.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/coreopsis-lanceolata-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/coreopsis-lanceolata-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/coreopsis-lanceolata-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/coreopsis-lanceolata-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Lanceleaf Coreopsis (<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/coreopsis-lanceolata\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Coreopsis lanceolata<\/a><\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-b8414f8\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"b8414f8\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-b8414f8{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-b8414f8-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-b8414f8-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lavender.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lavender.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lavender.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lavender-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lavender-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lavender-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lavender-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/lavender.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lavender<\/a> (<em>Lavandula<\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-05f437b\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"05f437b\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-05f437b{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-05f437b-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-05f437b-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/schizachyrium.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/schizachyrium.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5472\" width=\"164\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/schizachyrium.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/schizachyrium-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/schizachyrium-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/schizachyrium-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/schizachyrium-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 164px) 100vw, 164px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Little Bluestem (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/ornamental-grass-schizachyrium-scoparium-standing-ovation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Schizachyrium scoparium<\/em> \u2018Standing Ovation\u2019<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-6733673\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"6733673\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-6733673{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-6733673-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-6733673-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/echinacea.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/echinacea.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5473\" width=\"164\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/echinacea.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/echinacea-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/echinacea-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 164px) 100vw, 164px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/28478-product.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Purple Coneflower<\/a> (<em>Echinacea<\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-6eff087\" data-block-id=\"6eff087\"><style>.stk-6eff087{margin-bottom:28px !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-6eff087-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-57c864d\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"57c864d\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-57c864d{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-57c864d-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-57c864d-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/russian-sage.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/russian-sage.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/russian-sage.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/russian-sage-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/russian-sage-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/russian-sage-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/russian-sage-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Russian Sage (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/35770-product.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Salvia yangii<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-2fa94b5\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"2fa94b5\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-2fa94b5{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-2fa94b5-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-2fa94b5-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sea-holly.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sea-holly.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5475\" width=\"164\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sea-holly.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sea-holly-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sea-holly-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sea-holly-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sea-holly-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 164px) 100vw, 164px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/sea-holly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sea Holly<\/a> (<em>Eryngium<\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-65ee2a1\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"65ee2a1\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-65ee2a1{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-65ee2a1-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-65ee2a1-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/stonecrop.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/stonecrop.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/stonecrop.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/stonecrop-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/stonecrop-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/stonecrop-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/stonecrop-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/stonecrop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stonecrop<\/a> (<em>Sedum<\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-11cdd03\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"11cdd03\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-11cdd03{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-11cdd03-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-11cdd03-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/yarrow.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/yarrow.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/yarrow.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/yarrow-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/yarrow-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/yarrow-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/yarrow-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/achillea-plants-yarrow-plants.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Yarrow<\/a> (<em>Achillea<\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-palette-color-1-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-palette-color-1-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Plants That Tolerate Periodic Flooding &amp; Damp Soils<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Some plants do best with what gardeners call \u201cwet feet.\u201d Use them along streambanks, pond edges, and in areas that experience periodic flooding or remain damp for long periods. Roots of these plants help stabilize soils in erosion-prone areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shrubs:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-fd8b45c\" data-block-id=\"fd8b45c\"><style>.stk-fd8b45c{margin-bottom:0px !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-fd8b45c-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-d83b877\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"d83b877\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-d83b877{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-d83b877-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-d83b877-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cephalanthus-sugar-shack.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cephalanthus-sugar-shack.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cephalanthus-sugar-shack.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cephalanthus-sugar-shack-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cephalanthus-sugar-shack-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Buttonbush (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/cephalanthus-occidentalis-sugar-shack\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Cephalanthus occidentalis<\/em> Sugar Shack\u00ae<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-f9f9fa2\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"f9f9fa2\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-f9f9fa2{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-f9f9fa2-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-f9f9fa2-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ilex-glabra-1.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ilex-glabra-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5483\" width=\"164\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ilex-glabra-1.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ilex-glabra-1-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ilex-glabra-1-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 164px) 100vw, 164px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Inkberry Holly (<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/ilex-glabra-forever-emerald\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ilex glabra<\/a><\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-f6667ba\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"f6667ba\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-f6667ba{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-f6667ba-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-f6667ba-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pussy-willow.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pussy-willow.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pussy-willow.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pussy-willow-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pussy-willow-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pussy-willow-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/pussy-willow-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Pussy Willow (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/salix-gracilistyla-mt.-asama\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Salix gracilistyla<\/em> \u2018Mt. Asama\u2019<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-2299f60\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"2299f60\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-2299f60{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-2299f60-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-2299f60-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cornus-arctic-fire-red.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cornus-arctic-fire-red.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cornus-arctic-fire-red.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cornus-arctic-fire-red-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cornus-arctic-fire-red-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cornus-arctic-fire-red-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cornus-arctic-fire-red-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Red-twig Dogwood (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/cornus-stolonifera-arctic-fire-red\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Cornus stolonifera<\/em> Arctic Fire\u00ae Red<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-8af6979\" data-block-id=\"8af6979\"><style>.stk-8af6979{margin-bottom:0px !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-8af6979-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-1d9b64a\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"1d9b64a\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-1d9b64a{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-1d9b64a-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-1d9b64a-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/amelanchier.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/amelanchier.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/amelanchier.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/amelanchier-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/amelanchier-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/amelanchier-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/amelanchier-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Serviceberry (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/amelanchier-x-grandiflora-autumn-brilliance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Amelanchier x grandiflora<\/em> \u2018Autumn Brilliance\u2019<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-8832c26\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"8832c26\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-8832c26{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-8832c26-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-8832c26-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/clethra-alnifolia.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/clethra-alnifolia.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/clethra-alnifolia.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/clethra-alnifolia-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/clethra-alnifolia-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/clethra-alnifolia-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/clethra-alnifolia-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/clethra-sweet-pepperbush\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sweet Pepperbush<\/a> (<em>Clethra alnifolia)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-ce8eff8\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"ce8eff8\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-ce8eff8{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-ce8eff8-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-ce8eff8-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/winterberry.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/winterberry.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5444\" width=\"164\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/winterberry.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/winterberry-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/winterberry-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/winterberry-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/winterberry-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 164px) 100vw, 164px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/ilex-plants.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Winterberry Holly<\/a> (<em>Ilex verticillata<\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-5b8ba6d\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"5b8ba6d\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-5b8ba6d{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-5b8ba6d-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-5b8ba6d-inner-blocks\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Perennials:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-18465f6\" data-block-id=\"18465f6\"><style>.stk-18465f6{margin-bottom:0px !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-18465f6-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-64e04be\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"64e04be\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-64e04be{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-64e04be-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-64e04be-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bee-balm.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bee-balm.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5488\" width=\"164\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bee-balm.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bee-balm-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bee-balm-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bee-balm-768x769.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bee-balm-600x601.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 164px) 100vw, 164px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/bee-balm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bee Balm<\/a> (<em>Monarda didyma<\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-beda5f6\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"beda5f6\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-beda5f6{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-beda5f6-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-beda5f6-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/iris-versicolor.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/iris-versicolor.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/iris-versicolor.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/iris-versicolor-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/iris-versicolor-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Blue Flag Iris (<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/iris-versicolor-purple-flame\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Iris versicolor<\/a><\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-6fdae85\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"6fdae85\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-6fdae85{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-6fdae85-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-6fdae85-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/iris-ensata.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/iris-ensata.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/iris-ensata.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/iris-ensata-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/iris-ensata-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/iris-ensata-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/iris-ensata-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/japanese-iris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Japanese Iris<\/a> (<em>Iris ensata<\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-a42bbf5\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"a42bbf5\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-a42bbf5{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-a42bbf5-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-a42bbf5-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/joe-pye-weed.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/joe-pye-weed.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/joe-pye-weed.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/joe-pye-weed-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/joe-pye-weed-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/joe-pye-weed-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/joe-pye-weed-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Joe Pye Weed (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/28938-product.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Eutrochium dubium<\/em> \u2018Baby Joe\u2019)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-55f6948\" data-block-id=\"55f6948\"><style>.stk-55f6948{margin-bottom:16px !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-55f6948-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-c0314b8\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"c0314b8\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-c0314b8{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-c0314b8-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-c0314b8-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ostrich-fern.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ostrich-fern.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ostrich-fern.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ostrich-fern-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ostrich-fern-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ostrich-fern-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ostrich-fern-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Ostrich Fern (<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/29071-product.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Matteuccia struthiopteris<\/a><\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-6ade125\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"6ade125\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-6ade125{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-6ade125-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-6ade125-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/filipendula.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/filipendula.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/filipendula.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/filipendula-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/filipendula-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/filipendula-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/filipendula-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Queen of the Prairie (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/29115-product.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Filipendula rubra \u2018Venusta\u2019<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-99d688c\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"99d688c\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-99d688c{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-99d688c-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-99d688c-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hibiscus.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hibiscus.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hibiscus.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hibiscus-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hibiscus-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/perennial-hibiscus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rose Mallow<\/a> (Hibiscus)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-7c96788\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"7c96788\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-7c96788{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-7c96788-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-7c96788-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/siberian-iris.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/siberian-iris.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/siberian-iris.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/siberian-iris-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/siberian-iris-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/siberian-iris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Siberian Iris<\/a> (<em>Iris sibirica<\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-palette-color-1-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-palette-color-1-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Plants Tolerant of Salt Spray<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>For roadsides and yards in coastal areas that are subject to salt spray during storms:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Shrubs:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-c974499\" data-block-id=\"c974499\"><style>.stk-c974499{margin-bottom:0px !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-c974499-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-3f8ac7a\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"3f8ac7a\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-3f8ac7a{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-3f8ac7a-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-3f8ac7a-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bigleaf-hydrangea.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bigleaf-hydrangea.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5498\" width=\"164\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bigleaf-hydrangea.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bigleaf-hydrangea-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bigleaf-hydrangea-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bigleaf-hydrangea-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/bigleaf-hydrangea-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 164px) 100vw, 164px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/bigleaf-hydrangeas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bigleaf Hydrangea <\/a>(Hydrangea macrophylla)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-e649751\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"e649751\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-e649751{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-e649751-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-e649751-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/blueberries-sq.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/blueberries-sq.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5421\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/blueberries-sq.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/blueberries-sq-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/blueberries-sq-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/blueberries-sq-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/blueberries-sq-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/blueberry-plants.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Blueberry<\/a> (<em>Vaccinium corymbosum<\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-03d6cab\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"03d6cab\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-03d6cab{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-03d6cab-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-03d6cab-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/aronia-sq.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/aronia-sq.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/aronia-sq.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/aronia-sq-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/aronia-sq-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/aronia-sq-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/aronia-sq-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Chokeberry (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/aronia-arbutifolia-brilliantissima\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Aronia arbutifolia<\/em> &#8216;Brilliantissima&#8217;<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-0a93a21\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"0a93a21\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-0a93a21{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-0a93a21-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-0a93a21-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sambucus-sq.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sambucus-sq.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sambucus-sq.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sambucus-sq-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sambucus-sq-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Elderberry (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/67206-product.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Sambucus nigra<\/em> f. <em>prophyrophylla<\/em> \u2018Black Lace\u2019<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-f5b1ce7\" data-block-id=\"f5b1ce7\"><style>.stk-f5b1ce7{margin-bottom:0px !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-f5b1ce7-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-502df02\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"502df02\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-502df02{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-502df02-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-502df02-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lonicera-sq.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lonicera-sq.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lonicera-sq.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lonicera-sq-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lonicera-sq-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lonicera-sq-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lonicera-sq-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Honeysuckle (<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/64637-product.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lonicera sempervirens<\/a><\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-1e8c6ed\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"1e8c6ed\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-1e8c6ed{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-1e8c6ed-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-1e8c6ed-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ilex-glabra-1.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ilex-glabra-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5483\" width=\"164\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ilex-glabra-1.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ilex-glabra-1-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ilex-glabra-1-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 164px) 100vw, 164px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Inkberry Holly (<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/ilex-glabra-forever-emerald\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ilex glabra<\/a><\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-d2bbf99\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"d2bbf99\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-d2bbf99{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-d2bbf99-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-d2bbf99-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mountain-hydrangea.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mountain-hydrangea.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mountain-hydrangea.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mountain-hydrangea-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/mountain-hydrangea-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/mountain-hydrangeas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mountain Hydrangea<\/a> (<em>Hydrangea serrata<\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-157ac27\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"157ac27\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-157ac27{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-157ac27-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-157ac27-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/rugosa-rose.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/rugosa-rose.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/rugosa-rose.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/rugosa-rose-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/rugosa-rose-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Rugosa Rose (<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/rose-rugosa-lotty-s-love\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rosa rugosa<\/a><\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-a63f633\" data-block-id=\"a63f633\"><style>.stk-a63f633{margin-bottom:0px !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-a63f633-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-051720a\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"051720a\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-051720a{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-051720a-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-051720a-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/itea-little-henry.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/itea-little-henry.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/itea-little-henry.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/itea-little-henry-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/itea-little-henry-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Virginia Sweetspire (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/itea-virginica-little-henry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Itea Virginica<\/em> \u2018Little Henry\u2019<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-1c9d3e0\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"1c9d3e0\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-1c9d3e0{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-1c9d3e0-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-1c9d3e0-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/winterberry.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/winterberry.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5444\" width=\"164\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/winterberry.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/winterberry-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/winterberry-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/winterberry-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/winterberry-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 164px) 100vw, 164px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/ilex-plants.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Winterberry Holly<\/a> (<em>Ilex verticillata<\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-f3ce96d\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"f3ce96d\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-f3ce96d{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-f3ce96d-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-f3ce96d-inner-blocks\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-f7d15e7\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"f7d15e7\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-f7d15e7{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-f7d15e7-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-f7d15e7-inner-blocks\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Perennials:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-360ea84\" data-block-id=\"360ea84\"><style>.stk-360ea84{margin-bottom:0px !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-360ea84-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-4d3cc2f\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"4d3cc2f\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-4d3cc2f{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-4d3cc2f-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-4d3cc2f-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/rudbeckia.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/rudbeckia.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/rudbeckia.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/rudbeckia-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/rudbeckia-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/rudbeckia-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/rudbeckia-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/rudbeckia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Black-eyed Susan<\/a> (<em>Rudbeckia<\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-04e9c60\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"04e9c60\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-04e9c60{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-04e9c60-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-04e9c60-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/daylily.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/daylily.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5464\" width=\"164\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/daylily.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/daylily-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/daylily-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/daylily-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/daylily-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 164px) 100vw, 164px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/daylily\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Daylilies<\/a> (<em>Hemerocallis<\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-2d7339b\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"2d7339b\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-2d7339b{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-2d7339b-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-2d7339b-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sea-holly.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sea-holly.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5475\" width=\"164\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sea-holly.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sea-holly-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sea-holly-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sea-holly-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/sea-holly-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 164px) 100vw, 164px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/sea-holly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sea Holly<\/a> (<em>Eryngium<\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-4368107\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"4368107\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-4368107{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-4368107-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-4368107-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/stonecrop.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/stonecrop.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/stonecrop.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/stonecrop-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/stonecrop-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/stonecrop-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/stonecrop-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/stonecrop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stonecrop<\/a> (<em>Sedum<\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-a8daff7\" data-block-id=\"a8daff7\"><style>.stk-a8daff7{margin-bottom:17px !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-a8daff7-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-5e18fb6\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"5e18fb6\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-5e18fb6{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-5e18fb6-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-5e18fb6-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/panicum-virgatum.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/panicum-virgatum.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/panicum-virgatum.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/panicum-virgatum-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/panicum-virgatum-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/panicum-virgatum-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/panicum-virgatum-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Switchgrass (<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/panicum-virgatum-northwind\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Panicum virgatum<\/a><\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-79b856b\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"79b856b\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-79b856b{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-79b856b-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-79b856b-inner-blocks\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-06cbb81\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"06cbb81\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-06cbb81{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-06cbb81-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-06cbb81-inner-blocks\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-a621cfc\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"a621cfc\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-a621cfc{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-a621cfc-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-a621cfc-inner-blocks\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-palette-color-1-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-palette-color-1-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trees &amp; Shrubs That Regrow If Damaged<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Many woody plants that grow under taller trees seem to have evolved the ability to grow back when damaged by falling limbs, a useful ability for shrubs planted in woodland gardens. Suckering shrubs that resprout readily are good choices for driveway or roadside plantings. If damaged by vehicles or crushed by snow, or if their height reduces visibility and they must be heavily pruned, they will regenerate even if cut down to the ground \u2013 the epitome of resilience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-1bdacc3\" data-block-id=\"1bdacc3\"><style>.stk-1bdacc3{margin-bottom:0px !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-1bdacc3-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-0b2703a\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"0b2703a\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-0b2703a{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-0b2703a-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-0b2703a-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/diervilla.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/diervilla.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/diervilla.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/diervilla-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/diervilla-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Bush Honeysuckle (<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/diervilla-kodiak-orange\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Diervilla<\/a><\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-8a62df7\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"8a62df7\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-8a62df7{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-8a62df7-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-8a62df7-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/aronia-sq.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/aronia-sq.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/aronia-sq.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/aronia-sq-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/aronia-sq-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/aronia-sq-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/aronia-sq-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Chokeberry (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/aronia-arbutifolia-brilliantissima\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Aronia arbutifolia<\/em> &#8216;Brilliantissima&#8217;<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-7d91787\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"7d91787\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-7d91787{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-7d91787-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-7d91787-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/aronia-lowscape.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/aronia-lowscape.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/aronia-lowscape.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/aronia-lowscape-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/aronia-lowscape-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/aronia-lowscape-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/aronia-lowscape-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Chokeberry (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/aronia-melanocarpa-low-scape-mound\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Aronia melanocarpa<\/em> \u2018Lowscape Mound\u2019<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-90cad33\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"90cad33\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-90cad33{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-90cad33-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-90cad33-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/forsythia.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/forsythia.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/forsythia.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/forsythia-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/forsythia-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/forsythia-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/forsythia-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/forsythia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Forsythia<\/a> (<em>Forsythia<\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-48f5c5d\" data-block-id=\"48f5c5d\"><style>.stk-48f5c5d{margin-bottom:0px !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-48f5c5d-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-6b2540d\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"6b2540d\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-6b2540d{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-6b2540d-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-6b2540d-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/magnolia.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/magnolia.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/magnolia.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/magnolia-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/magnolia-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/magnolia-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/magnolia-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/magnolia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Magnolia<\/a> (<em>Magnolia<\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-06a3bf9\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"06a3bf9\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-06a3bf9{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-06a3bf9-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-06a3bf9-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/rugosa-rose.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/rugosa-rose.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/rugosa-rose.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/rugosa-rose-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/rugosa-rose-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Rugosa Rose (<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/rose-rugosa-lotty-s-love\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rosa rugosa<\/a><\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-18af5a3\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"18af5a3\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-18af5a3{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-18af5a3-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-18af5a3-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/smokebush.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/smokebush.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/smokebush.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/smokebush-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/smokebush-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/smokebush-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/smokebush-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Smokebush (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/cotinus-coggygria-winecraft-black\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Cotinus coggygria<\/em> \u2018Winecraft Black\u2019<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-e7fb9ac\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"e7fb9ac\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-e7fb9ac{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-e7fb9ac-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-e7fb9ac-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/smooth-hydrangeas.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/smooth-hydrangeas.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5528\" width=\"164\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/smooth-hydrangeas.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/smooth-hydrangeas-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/smooth-hydrangeas-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/smooth-hydrangeas-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/smooth-hydrangeas-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 164px) 100vw, 164px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/smooth-hydrangeas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Smooth Hydrangea <\/a>(<em>Hydrangea arborescens<\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-b7385d9\" data-block-id=\"b7385d9\"><style>.stk-b7385d9{margin-bottom:20px !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-b7385d9-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-37843d8\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"37843d8\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-37843d8{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-37843d8-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-37843d8-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/spicebush.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/spicebush.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/spicebush.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/spicebush-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/spicebush-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/spicebush-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/spicebush-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Spicebush (<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/lindera-benzoin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lindera benzoin<\/a><\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-84322a3\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"84322a3\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-84322a3{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-84322a3-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-84322a3-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/white-forsythia.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/white-forsythia.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/white-forsythia.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/white-forsythia-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/white-forsythia-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/white-forsythia-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/white-forsythia-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">White Forsythia (<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/60055-product.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Abeliophyllum distichum<\/a><\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-b0c07a3\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"b0c07a3\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-b0c07a3{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-b0c07a3-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-b0c07a3-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/witchhazel.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/witchhazel.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/witchhazel.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/witchhazel-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/witchhazel-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/witchhazel-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/witchhazel-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Witch Hazel (<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/hamamelis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hamamelis<\/a><\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-4413e9c\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"4413e9c\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-4413e9c{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-4413e9c-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-4413e9c-inner-blocks\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-palette-color-1-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-palette-color-1-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trees &amp; Shrubs That Bloom on the Current Season\u2019s New Growth<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Flower buds form as new growth resumes in the spring, so they do not need to survive winter\u2019s erratic weather (or nibbling deer).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-1c046f0\" data-block-id=\"1c046f0\"><style>.stk-1c046f0{margin-bottom:0px !important}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-1c046f0-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-d909d41\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"d909d41\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.stk-d909d41{flex:var(--stk-flex-grow,1) 1 25% !important}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-d909d41-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-d909d41-inner-blocks\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/calliparpa.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/calliparpa.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5560\" width=\"164\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/calliparpa.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/calliparpa-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/calliparpa-150x150.jpeg 150w, 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width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/japanese-spiraea.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/japanese-spiraea.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/japanese-spiraea-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/japanese-spiraea-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/japanese-spiraea-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/japanese-spiraea-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">Japanese Spirea (<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/spiraea-japonica-double-play-candy-corn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spiraea 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src=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hydrangea-paniculata.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5563\" width=\"164\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hydrangea-paniculata.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hydrangea-paniculata-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hydrangea-paniculata-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hydrangea-paniculata-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/wffblog.mi9retail.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/hydrangea-paniculata-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 164px) 100vw, 164px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whiteflowerfarm.com\/panicle-hydrangeas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Panicle Hydrangea<\/a> (<em>Hydrangea 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