Invasive plants endanger native species, both plants as well as the insects and birds that depend on them. They also decrease ...

Extremely rare Karner blue butterflies are entirely dependent on sundial lupine to reproduce. The native wildflower, ...

In the fall when flowers are more scarce, pollinators will be especially happy to find these nectar- and pollen-rich flowers in your garden.

The monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) is renowned for its black-and-orange beauty and its spectacular migration of ...

* What it is: Just about everyone short of discerning horticulturists thinks the chaste tree is a butterfly bush when they see one blooming this time of year. It’s easy to understand because chaste ...

Don’t let your list of unaccomplished tasks or weeds stop you from enjoying your garden and what you have accomplished.

As summer nears its end and cooler temperatures hint at an arrival, garden lovers in the Bay Area have an ideal window to ...

For more species to stay put rather than fly south we need to give them a year-round garden habitat, not just a summer resort ...

The plants I look for are the ones that not only hummingbirds seem to benefit from the most, but also the ones that bloom the longest.

Dovecot and Norris Green will host markets for the first time and join regular community markets at Allerton Hall and Lark ...

Anyway, it was so bad even after last year's attack, all that was visible was bee balm. Now with the colorful blooms gone the whole bed is under attack. Twenty bags later there was a swath cut right ...

More than once, City of Burlington bylaw officers and city workers have cut down Karen Barnes’ naturalized garden. The City of Burlington also notified Barnes, and her mortgage company, that they ...