A thriving flower garden in spring begins with thorough planning in September. This is the time of year to prepare your garden before the first frost.

Native plants provide essential seeds for migratory birds. Learn why leaving your garden standing helps wildlife.

For nearly two decades, Cindy Wilson’s home on Butterfly Lane was simply where she lived. Then she started planting flowers ...

It’s garden planting time: have you thought about how to plan your garden for good luck? While some traditional cultures have had lucky plants for millennia, others of us are just catching on to how ...

Recent studies suggest planting strips of wildflowers alongside crops boosts pollination and promotes higher yields. But these aren’t the only benefits. Adding wildflowers to your farm stabilizes the ...

Psychologists have found that objects carry emotional weight mainly through the stories attached to them, and that meaning ...

If you want to keep the show going into September and beyond, adding a few later-blooming perennials can make a huge ...

In Thornton Wilder’s 1938 play Our Town, people gather to enjoy the beloved scent of heliotrope flowers in the moonlight. The scene is memorable. At the time, the wonderfully light, but deeply sweet ...

First, a white powdery substance will appear on the surface of leaves, stems and flower petals. As the powdery mildew expands ...

They are identifiable by their small teardrop-shaped bodies with cornicles, the two tail pipe-like structures that protrude ...