Salvia is a genus of plants in the mint family Lamiaceae, which has nearly 1000 species. The common name for salvia is sage. According to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, sage has often been ...

Salvias are known for their showy flower spikes that rise above their foliage. While many salvias start blooming in spring, ...

Scarlet sage is well-known for attracting several bird species, including cardinals. To make your garden more bird-friendly, ...

Salvia divinorum, or salvia for short, is an herb in the mint family often used for its hallucinogenic effects. It’s native to southern Mexico and parts of Central and South America, where the ...

The landscape designer believes using a wider palette with nonnatives from around the world can add joy to gardens.

After writing about the fig beetle – a shiny green scarab beetle that feeds on overripe fruit and decomposing organic matter ...

One of the banders in Pennsylvania is Sandy Lockerman, who lives in Harrisburg. When someone finds an unusual hummingbird in ...

The landscape designer Donald Pell believes using a wider palette with nonnatives from around the world can add joy to ...

This weekend's yard jobs include "cleaning up" some of the landscape, building a compost pile, and saying goodbye to the sale ...

Having a hummingbird visit your yard is always a joy. Get more hummingbirds to hang around by encouraging them to nest in ...

Mexican bush sage is a relative of a long list of ornamental salvia species that are sometimes referred to as sages. You may have heard of hummingbird sage (Salvia guaranitica), mealy sage (Salvia ...