When we are living through the darkest, coldest weeks of winter, it is sometimes hard to imagine that spring will ever come. But every year, miraculously, it does. And this glorious shift to something ...

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 ...

Attention, anyone who thinks native blooms are brilliant in the wild — or our yards — but don’t work in bouquets. Boy, are we wrong. This isn’t an invitation to trample wildflower fields to pick ...

April is an excellent month to add perennial flowers to your garden for beautiful blooms that will last for years. There is a wide selection of native North American perennials that can be planted ...

Spring brings the return of color to the garden as bulbs bloom, perennials re-emerge, and new annuals settle in. But there’s a less common category of plants that’s also worth knowing: native spring ...

Beat the winter blues by planting now — from snapdragons to foxgloves, these spring flowers started from seed will have ...

Spring brings the return of color to the garden as bulbs bloom, perennials re-emerge, and new annuals settle in. But there’s a less common category of plants that’s also worth knowing: native spring ...

A cross between coneflowers and gloriosa daisies, a new variety of a little-known native plant, and the smallest native Joe Pye flower yet top the list of interesting new perennials debuting in the ...

Everyone wants a lush garden, but not everyone wants to wait for their plants to reach full maturity. One great solution is fast-growing native plants, which can grow several feet tall in just a year, ...

Spring brings the return of color to the garden as bulbs bloom, perennials re-emerge, and new annuals settle in. But there’s a less common category of plants that’s also worth knowing: native spring ...