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 ...

PORTLAND, MI – There’s a pretty, little flower with yellow petals and heart-shaped leaves that grows in thick mats across the forest floor in parts of Michigan. The lesser celandine, also known as fig ...

At this time of year, it seems that yellow flowers are especially prominent in the garden. It’s as if the sun, which is suddenly more visible in the sky, has an ally in the color of so many spring ...

Believe it or not, many gardeners continue to plant perennials well into the fall. Many bulb varieties can still be planted as late as November, including tulips, hyacinths, bluebells, grape hyacinths ...

Bloodroot blooms as a carpet of daisy-like white flowers. Blooms last a day or two with petals falling off after the flower has been pollinated, but those of some double-flowered varieties last longer ...

The wonder of gardening is the variety of plants and how each blooming time aligns to a specific season. Spring plants offer beautiful blooms in pink and other pastels, while the rich color of autumn ...

You can plant dormant trees and shrubs and sow native plant seeds in January to get a head start on your garden. Discover ...

It often happens that when a certain color combination appears in your garden, it is simultaneously found on a number of different plants. For me, at this time of the year, it’s orange and yellow. The ...