With warm soil and just-warming air temperatures, June is the perfect time to get these annuals, herbs, and vegetables into ...

Do you know the difference between an annual, biennial and perennial plant? If not, here's everything you need to know.

Summer planting causes undue stress on plants. Learn why some plants are less likely to survive when planted in the summer ...

Every year the eastern cottonwood trees in Michigan release their fluffy seeds. The end of June likely marks the end of this ...

Looking for a plant to help you fill those tough to manage spots in the drier and shadier parts of the garden? Here are three ...

Discover a variety of fast-growing, spreading perennials and learn how to care for them in your garden. Explore tips and ...

Growing new plants from cuttings is the closest thing to garden magic. With just a snip of fresh growth and a bit of patience ...

Zinnias, vinca, moss roses, porter weed and purslane also are blooming strongly in the full sun part of the flower garden.

By far the most common reason for some hydrangeas to not flower is pruning at the wrong time of year. Here's what else to ...

Walton blames the use of herbicides and pesticides for the decline in the monarch butterflies. If cattle eat milkweed, it can ...

Growing shrubs from seed sometimes produces interesting variations. A peony I grew as Paeonia veitchii var woodwardii, ...

Butterfly weed’s standout orange flowers bloom from early summer to fall, attracting hummingbirds, native bees, and ...