Plant grasses in spring or fall and use mulch to help them thrive. Both evergreens and grasses are easy to care for and work ...

Aster Flower Benefits for Gardeners Come fall, a surge of vibrant color is welcome in most gardens. Asters, true to their ...

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Indiangrass ( Sorghastrum nutans) is a prairie grass native to southeastern North America. "It provides cover year-round for ...

Gardens come in all forms, including setting up a layered array of pots and planters. Fill them with long-blooming, colorful ...

Mushrooms are a type of fungi, a kingdom of millions of species that evolved in the oceans a billion years ago and then ...

The bright yellow American goldfinch is a favorite of backyard bird-watchers. Discover how to attract these birds with their ...

Meet the Japanese anemone – the hardy autumn flower that keeps gardens glowing with colour and charm right up to the first ...

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Chinese pistachio (Pistacia chinense) joins ginkgo and tallow tree in a noteworthy group of deciduous species indigenous to ...

Cyclamen is an underappreciated holiday plant that deserves more attention. With about two dozen species, these perennials ...

Firethorn, toyon, cotoneaster and English hawthorn produce delightfully colorful berries to attract migratory birds during autumn and winter.