Forget sunflowers and asters, there's a flower that beats them both, and these flowers give you a sign of spring when they ...

Soon those colorful fall leaves will end up in your yard. Then what do you do with them? Reporter Miles Blumhardt pulled together some tips for you.

Sunflowers are a beautiful and popular flower to grow, but their pollen can be a problem for those with allergies. Luckily, ...

"Sustainable, resourceful, and best of all free!" Community gardeners share brilliant, money-saving idea to reuse dried ...

If you drive most anywhere in the county right now, you will see Maxmillian Sunflowers in the bar ditches. If you ever wondered how this native sunflower got such a ...

I have probably mentioned John Gerard before, but I can do it again. Gerard (1545-1612) was what we would call an “herbalist, ...

Those dead stalks, withered foliage, twigs and fallen leaves may look messy to you, but they will be the winter home for ...

When the flowers reach maturity, the stem becomes rigid, and the sunflower heads often face east. Although it is recommended to start them in pots in late March or April, you can plant the seeds ...

There are many invasive plant species on Vancouver Island, but a few stand out as the worst culprits when it comes to ...

“Asters, Groundsels, and especially Thistles, afford most familiar examples of a hairy or downy pappus; those of thistles, &c. in autumn sailing about in every breeze.” — Asa Gray, “How ...

If you want your flowering garden to survive late into fall, then plant some late bloomers that will continue making your ...

Most of a native bee’s life is spent in the nest, transforming from egg to adult, usually overwintering and pupating in the spring as an adult. They like to find a large patch of the same blooming ...