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Scilla are fall bulbs that are up early in the spring and are perfect for borders. They’re not native to Edmonton, however, ...

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) and The Wildlife Trusts are calling on gardeners across the country to help save hoverflies. This fly family is the second most significant pollinator after bees ...

Easter is celebrated in the springtime for what seems an obvious reason, as dormant plants are beginning to awaken and the ...

Other examples include native grape, Virginia creeper, common violet, and blue wood aster ... aggressive native plants will be fine; they don’t need to be managed in wild spaces,” she said.

Pye weed (Eupatorium fistulosum or Eutrochium fistulosum) grows 8 feet tall or more, adding architectural interest and ...

MEET Col. Maria Victoria Juan, a retired chief nurse of the Philippine Army, and Noah Manarang, the country’s pioneering vetiver farmer. These women, who have passion for helping others, are working ...

Try these drought-tolerant ground cover plants in dry areas. Fragrant narrow green leaves earned aromatic aster its name, but it’s a favorite for the clusters of violet flowers that attract ...

Advertisement It’s weeded, but it still looks wild (in a good way ... And even welcome plants in my garden, like Black-Eyed Susan and Blue Wood Aster, self-sow readily each season.

Vermont native bees are a very different creature than the honey bee (Apis mellifera) and, some biologists point out, ...

Early spring marks the emergence of overwintered queen bumble bees and mining bees, making early-blooming plants crucial for ... round structure to the garden. Wild Saskatoon (Amelanchier ...