July is a great month for blossoms — but only if you have planned for that to happen. Many gardeners go to their local ...

Here are the best shade perennials gardening experts recommend, including plants that attract pollinators such as bees and ...

Creating a wildlife-friendly garden is one of the most rewarding ways to support local biodiversity and enjoy the beauty of nature up close. Perennial plants are particularly valuable in wildlife ...

Aside from its tolerance of dry shade, the native ginger is a great little plant for the garden. The spring flowers are ...

Hoverflies can carry pollen over greater distances than bees and pollinate many plants that grow in your garden or yard. Look ...

RELATED: 12 Easy Houseplants That Don't Need Sunlight. When it comes to colorful flowers, impatiens might be the most popular ...

Another great thing about perennials is that many of them are native to the United States. Native plants serve as critical sources of food and shelter for native wildlife and insect species.

There’s nothing more relaxing in summer and fall than venturing into the garden to harvest edible greens, herbs and flowers.

Spent flowers give way to capsules producing small seeds that are dispersed by wind and sometimes water. A generous self-seeder, great blue lobelia, will naturalize in areas with suitable growing ...

Blue daze (Evolvulus glomeratus) is a low-growing bedding plant that loves summer heat and sun. This pest-free plant has ...

This is the time of year we’re reminded that our gardens need more drought-tolerant plants. And for most of us, drought tolerant plants that excel in the shade are the hardest to find.