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Free planting plans you can copy: the plants, the layout, and what blooms when — tuned for NC zones 7b–8a.

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The Easy Pollinator Border

Seven tough native perennials that keep something blooming from June to October. Plant it once in a sunny 10×6 ft bed; by year two it needs little more than one spring cutback.

Full sun Native

A soft, romantic 8×5 ft corner for spots with morning sun and afternoon shade. Hydrangea and Indian pink open the season, columbine and woodland phlox carry spring, and fall anemone lights up the shade when everything else fades.

Part shade Cottage

The No-Fuss Mailbox Strip

A 12×3 ft strip for the hottest, driest spot you own - the mailbox, the driveway edge, the hellstrip. Six natives that handle reflected heat and never ask for the hose after year one.

Full sun Native

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Garden recipes

The Easy Pollinator Border

The Part-Shade Cottage Corner

The No-Fuss Mailbox Strip

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New plans monthly + what to plant now in NC.