There are nearly 4,000 native bee species in the United States, contributing to pollination in agricultural, urban and natural landscapes.

Plant lovers will enjoy the aptly named Christmas cactus, with its flat green stems which erupt with red and pink flowers as ...

This fall, don't let your garden fall flat. Plant one of the many fall-blooming perennials that'll last into the winter ...

As the summer garden winds down, it’s time to think about spring flowers, and the best way to ramp them up would be to plant ...

Hydrangeas come in a vast array of varieties, with the most popular being mopheads, which boast full, round heads brimming ...

Hydrangeas come in two main types - mophead and lacecap - and they should never be pruned in autumn, according to a gardening ...

Fall asters are long-lived perennials. The plants die to the ground soon after they finish blooming. Trim the spent stems ...

If you think an allium is for you, the important thing is to understand when and how to plant your bulbs so that you can ...

It is almost time to plant garlic, which is my easiest crop of all. And I’ll soon be planting spring bulbs, both in the ...

Here’s a little known fact: the purple-blooming weeds like henbit and deadnettle that are spotted in the spring are growing ...

The weather warms. The snows recede, and vast swaths of wild flora mat the terrain. The first shoots of the perennials are ...

Cascade hydrangea is a new category of hydrangeas that grow well in either landscape beds or containers. Like most hydrangeas ...