One note for dedicated gardenners who may be appalled at the idea of actually inviting caterpillars in for lunch... Very few butterfly species ever cause harm to your garden plants!
When the weather has been dark and dreary for months, you can count on these flowers that bloom in winter to cheer you up! The cold winter months can be so dreary and drab, but that doesn’t mean your garden needs to be! Did you know that there are a variety of beautiful flowers t...
TickseedCoreopsis species1-3 ft.Coreopsis plants form nice, slow spreading clumps of green, fern-like or thread-like foliage with profusely blooming flowers that stand above the foliage on long, wirey stems. Coreopsis are excellent border orrock garden plants, and are great for cut flower arrang...
Angry farmers in a once-lush Mexican state target avocado orchards that suck up too much water As Mexico’s drought drags on, angry subsistence farmers have begun taking direct action against thirsty avocado orchards and berry fields of commercial farms that are drying up streams in the mountain...
These flowers, vines and shrubs offer shelter and food supplies that keep hummingbirds around longer
The pumpkin plants (one shown) are both coming on in leaps and bounds. I can see where the flower buds are forming. I’ve never grown any before so this is exciting. There are lots of tiny peppers on the three plants, but as you see only one decent sized pepper so far. It’s a...
As the colorful display of early spring bulbs fades away for yet another year, many gardens fall into a mid-spring flower gap – that pause before the summer perennials and tender annuals really get the party going! The following are some dependable early perennials I grow in my own gardens...
The rapid Cretaceous diversification of flowering plants remains Darwin’s ‘abominable mystery’ despite numerous fossil flowers discovered in recent years. Wildfires were frequent in the Cretaceous and many such early flower fossils are represented by
Directory of perennial plants and flowers that you can grow in partial or lightly shaded areas of the garden, with light and watering requirements, usda zones and growing tips
Plants and Flowers that Attract Hummingbirds to Your Garden Attracting Hummingbirds Hummingbirds are attracted to flower colors and nectar, not fragrance. Some cultivated hybrids of wildflowers produce less nectar than their wild counterparts, but they still make excellent additions to your humming...