Sedum is a great ground cover to include in your garden if you live in a dry, sunny area. Here are some other plants and ...

In a city adorned with an abundance of great murals, James’ “Lightning in a Jar” is one of the finest I’ve seen. It hollers ...

Bee-friendly gardens make people happy! Whether your preference is a tranquil sanctuary from a chaotic world, an eye-catching ...

As with other native perennials, such as black-eyed Susans and coneflowers, you can easily double the number of hummingbird ...

In the fall, the number of birds visiting your yard and garden may drop. During this season, when food is scarce, use these ...

Fragrant perennials — butterfly bush (Buddleia), yarrow, wormwood, Dianthus, some day lilies and hostas, bee balm (Monarda), ...

Gardeners are future oriented. They tend to evaluate their gardens and landscape flowers, shrubs and trees. If a plant in one ...

Coneflowers are another beautiful fall flower. They're perennials that attract pollinators, like butterflies and bees. Not ...

On a slope overlooking northeast Washington, D.C., near the graves of the Lincoln assassination conspirator Mary Surratt and White House architect James Hoban, oak trees rustle their leaves. Golden ...

A frost advisory has been issued for the City of Toronto ahead of temperatures that could flirt with the freezing mark in the ...

What’s actively growing in your vegetable garden in the middle of October? You may have some late winter squash yet to be harvested, but warm-season stalwarts such as cucumber and summer squash ...

The endangered checkerspot butterfly even uses the aromatic aster as its host plant. If you want your yard to turn into a purple paradise in the summer, purple coneflower is another flower to add to ...