A patch of common foxglove bloom in a garden. - Photos From Japan, Asia And Othe Of The World/Getty Images With its tall spikes of purple, pink, or white bell-shaped flowers, common foxglove ...
About a year or so after Sherry Ashbaugh and her husband moved into their home on a sprawling corner lot in El Cajon, they began to focus on creating a native garden. The couple had both worked in the ...
For decades, native plants were relegated to the “weed” section of many American gardeners’ minds. Most nurseries didn’t stock them. But that’s slowly changing. Native plants provide food and shelter ...
The recent boom in native-plant interest focuses mainly on trees, shrubs, grasses, and perennial flowers – by far the main workhorse plants of Pennsylvania landscapes. But even with the diversity ...
Our ongoing exploration of garden ideas intersects today with these concepts: fall planting season, lawn replacement, drought tolerance, and native plants. These thoughts come together in a timely ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- On a recent visit to the Tom Harvey Memorial Butterfly Garden in the South Russell Village Community Park, Judy Harvey, the garden’s creator, showed me the native flowers in bloom ...
Creating a pollinator-friendly balcony garden can be an exciting way to contribute to the environment while enjoying the ...
Water-hungry lawns are symbols of Los Angeles’ past. In this series, we spotlight yards with alternative, low-water landscaping built for the future. Once upon a time, under Universal Studios’ ...
Many gardeners today are interested in native plants because their blossoms provide food for pollinators. However, nonblooming plants are also essential for native habitats. Plants such as ferns are ...
CHICAGO — Three stories above a busy stretch of North Halsted Street, on a rooftop with views of downtown skyscrapers, crickets chirp and prairie flowers dance in the breeze. Waist-high grasses set ...
Gwen Bartonek is endlessly fascinated by hummingbirds. She loves observing their territorial behavior. “They wait and they look at their territory all day and as soon as somebody else comes, they dive ...
With its tall spikes of purple, pink, or white bell-shaped flowers, common foxglove (Digitalis purpurea) has been a popular ...