"It looks similar to a thistle, and I like the cut flowers for bouquets and as a dried flower too ... "The showy blossoms are full of nectar to attract hummingbirds and bees." The dark blue-purple ...

Perennials are plants and flowers that grow and bloom over the spring and summer, die every autumn and winter and then grow back in the spring. Jackson said there are some perennials ideal for ...

The flash of a tiny bird darting through your backyard—iridescent green, a throat like a jewel, wings buzzing like a bee—signals the presence of one of ...

What flowers or plants can I plant to attract hummingbirds?  —Bruce Palmer, Algonquin Seeing a hummingbird is always a ...

Looking for a plant to help you fill those tough to manage spots in the drier and shadier parts of the garden? Here are three ...

Owls, elks, woodlands and steppes were just some parts of the ecological world included in a recent assessment of Mesa Verde ...

Bamboos are grasses, so one would think that conventional grass killers would be up to the task. But even the best of them ...

You can also make your feeders more attractive by turning them into a fruit plate for visiting butterflies. Add pieces of ...

Roger’s Gardens in Corona del Mar hosts its annual hummingbird educational and shopping event to encourage an interest in ...

Don’t confuse them with the similarly-named, unrelated, larger and clear-winged lacewings, which are beneficial predators.

While we're always here to support an aspiring gardener, some flowers simply aren't worth growing from seed. Here's why, and ...

When selecting plants for an outdoor space, it’s easy to let your eyes do the picking. While pots of bold, colorful flowers ...