Candytuft (Iberis) Care and Growing Tips
Brighten up borders and paths in your backyard with candytuft! Here's how to grow this delightful spring-blooming perennial flower.
Peperomia Houseplant Growing Guide
Grow this small-space houseplant with big presence and add drama — and delight — to your indoor garden. Here's how...
10 Festive Christmas Plants and Flowers to Deck the Halls
Looking for a festive touch of red and green for your holiday décor? Spruce up your home with Christmas plants...
Pincushion Flower Care and Growing Tips
Grow eye-catching pincushion flower in your garden to bring in an abundance of beautiful butterflies — and hummingbirds, too.
Common Mullein Plant: Weed or Flower?
What are those tall yellow flowers by the roadside? Learn to identify common mullein, and delve into why some gardeners...
Top 10 Deer Resistant Perennials for Gardens
Protect your backyard garden from hungry deer with these easy-to-grow perennials that come back every year. Deer avoid these perennials.
6 Deer Resistant Shrubs to Grow (And Why Deer Won’t Eat Them)
These deer resistant shrubs offer gorgeous flowers and foliage, while appealing to birds and pollinators. The best part? Deer won't...
Top 10 Beautiful Bicolor Flowers to Grow
Create major garden impact with these two-toned bicolor flowers. Plus, pollinators like bees and butterflies love them, too.
Does a Woolly Bear Caterpillar Predict Winter Weather?
Legend claims a woolly bear caterpillar can predict the severity of winter — but is it true? Here's what to...
Top 10 Trailing Houseplants to Grow in Hanging Pots
From classic spider plant to heart-shaped pothos, take your indoor garden to new heights with these easy-to-grow hanging houseplants.
Live Christmas Tree Care 101: Do’s and Don’ts
Bring home festive cheer with a real Christmas tree and keep it vibrant through the holidays! Here's how to care...
4 Types of Conifer Trees You Should Know (and Grow)
They're a classic winter sight — but can you tell different types of conifer trees apart? Here's what distinguishes fir,...
Autumn Inferno Cotoneaster Plant Care and Growing Tips
Autumn Inferno cotoneaster lights up yards in fall — and it brings in birds and pollinators, too. Here's how to...
This Is Why Some Trees Don’t Drop Dead Leaves
Why do some trees not lose their leaves in winter? And why do leaves sometimes not change color in fall?...
Grow American Holly Plants to Deck Your Yard
Have a holly, jolly backyard with American holly. Plant perks include evergreen foliage and red berries in winter that birds...
Top 10 Red Foliage Plants That Turn Up the Heat
Red foliage plants light up gardens even without flowers. Add drama and warmth to your garden with plants whose bold...
6 Invasive Berry Bushes You Should Never Grow
Berry bushes look attractive and can benefit wildlife, but some do more harm than good, invading natural areas and even...
Should You Grow a Mulberry Tree? Pros and Cons
Mulberry trees provide delicious fruits for humans and birds, but they can be messy and invasive. Learn more before you...
3 Types of Deer Found in North America
Learn about the three types of deer that live in the United States, including which subspecies is common in your...
Grow a Better, Non-Invasive Japanese Barberry Bush
Barberry bush has a bad reputation as an invasive shrub. Noninvasive cultivars make Japanese barberry an option for landscapes again.
Rare White Monarch Butterfly Spotted in Missouri
A rare white monarch butterfly has appeared in Missouri! Learn what would cause a monarch to be white, and where...
The Best Small Trees for Home Landscaping
Learn how to use small trees for landscaping to create the ideal backyard in every season — even if you...
Floriography: Reveal the Secrets of Victorian Flower Language
Read the language of flowers and travel back to the Victorian times, when bouquets sent messages of love friendship and...
Burning Bush Plants: What Gardeners Need to Know
Burning bush plants are known for red fall foliage, but the seeds invade natural areas. Grow a sterile cultivar or...
How to Grow an Arrowwood Viburnum Shrub
Arrowwood viburnum adds seasonal interest with plenty of wildlife perks. Here's how to add this hardy shrub to your backyard...
7 Fascinating Chipmunk Facts to Know
From how much they weigh to how far they can jump, learn fun chipmunk facts about these commonly spotted, adorable...
Snowberry Bush Care and Growing Tips
Birds, butterflies and pollinators all enjoy snowberry — a flowering shrub that produces abundant berries during the cold of wintertime.
Elderberry Bush Care and Growing Tips
For showy flower clusters and edible berries that you (and the birds) will love, grow an elderberry bush in your...
3 Types of Wasps That Sting and 6 That (Usually) Don’t
A few wasps are stinging nuisances, but most are ecosystem heroes. Here are common types of wasps to avoid, plus...
That Huge Bumblebee Is Actually a Carpenter Bee
Learn how to identify a carpenter bee. Find out where and how long the bees live and what to do...
This Is Why You Never See a Monarch Chrysalis
You see monarch caterpillars, you see monarch butterflies — but why don't you see a monarch chrysalis? Here's what makes...
