Unlike some flowers that need extensive preparation for winter, the purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) has relatively ...

Coneflowers, also known as Echinacea, are stunning plants that can transform your summer garden. Not only are they easy to ...

Is this yellow aster? Several of my coneflowers just had brown cones; they didn’t bloom. Can I cut down the plants now or do ...

Why everyone should have echinacea in their natural medicine cabinet this winter. Boost your immune system, avoid colds and ...

In addition to the coneflower, Rudbeckia and many species of sunflowers fall into this category. 3) Shattering: Separation of ...

Robin Wall Kimmerer’s slim new book, “The Serviceberry,” is a meditation on communing with nature and cultivating connections with one another.

It’s that time of year, when there are more leaves on the ground than on the trees and the cold mornings and evenings remind ...

The last of the leaves are falling from the trees and the temperatures are getting noticeably cooler. We have had our first ...

The family of plants that asters belong to is generally called the sunflower ... In a family full of showy blooms — ...

Indiangrass may seem like a gorgeous addition to your yard, but first you'll want to consider how aggressively it spreads and ...

Finding aloe can be a bit challenging, especially if you don't know where to look. The first thing you should do is walk ...

John Watts is the director of the popular Butterfly House and Insectarium at Texas Discovery Gardens at Fair Park.