Plant Growing Guides

Free guides for growing vegetables, herbs, flowers, and more. 20 plants. New to gardening? Check out the glossary.

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Paperback Birch

Betula papyrifera

Paper Birch

Betula papyrifera

Patmore Ash

Fraxinus pennsylvanica 'Patmore'

Peachleaf Willow

Salix amygdaloides

Pencil Point Arborvitae

Thuja occidentalis 'Degroot's Spire'

Dwarf Black Spruce

Picea mariana 'Nana'

Blue Spruce Dwarf Creeping

Picea pungens 'Glauca Procumbens'

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Hoopsii Colorado Blue Spruce

Picea pungens 'Hoopsii'

Montgomery Blue Spruce

Picea pungens 'Montgomery'

Pine and Spruce Trees

Pinus spp. and Picea spp.

Pine

Pinus spp.

Pine tree

Pinus species

Dwarf Mountain Pine

Pinus mugo

Scots Pine 'Nana'

Pinus sylvestris 'Nana'

Pollinator Trees

Various species (Malus, Prunus, Crataegus, Cornus, etc.)

Prairie Fire

Malus 'Prairie Fire'

Pumila Blue Spruce

Picea pungens 'Pumila'

Pumila Norway Spruce

Picea abies 'Pumila'

Pygmy Blue Spruce

Picea pungens 'Globosa'

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Pyramidal Arborvitae

Thuja occidentalis 'Degroot's Spire'

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