The flowers are insect pollinated, and various thistle species are widely known as important food sources for butterflies, as well as bees.

For example, we have a dry spot where some iris plants were thriving. Over the years, the sedum has crept in among the iris. Those iris plants still grow but no longer flower due to the ...

In late summer and early fall, it shows deep blue flowers on 8- to 12-inch-tall stems ... If you can’t decide which variety ...

Sometimes called Boneset, this tall willowy prairie-style plant is a perennial wildflower that’s also happy by water, in shaded woodland and long meadowy grass.

Here are 24 perennials and shrubs whose evergreen foliage remains attractive during the winter, so they still look good even ...

I had someone visiting my new yard today and they pointed out a plant in a shrub bed that they said was toxic. They said I ...

If a small viny plant comes to mind when you hear philodendron, think again. This one grows tall like a tree and will make a statement in your space. Compared to some faux fiddles that look ...

focusing on tall fescue since it is the predominant lawn grass used in Maryland. For more information, go to go.umd.edu/lawn. University of Maryland Extension’s Home and Garden Information ...

Proven Winners says it will reach 12 to 20-inches tall with a spread ... three more chartreuse plants I’ll never be without, Goldilocks Creeping Jenny, Lemon Coral sedum and Sweet Caroline ...

Garden coach Jess Zander of You Can Do It Gardening thrusts her shovel into bushy catmint, quickly dividing the plant and pulling about half out of the ground.