Closeup of a snake in the grass - Jairo Alzate / Unsplash There are plenty of people who adore snakes. Then there are the ...

You added a birdbath to your garden, but you're not getting any visitors. The solution? Surround the bath with specific ...

In autumn, September is the month for planting vegetables, lawn care, digging up remaining potatoes and harvesting.

Imagine walking through your garden, admiring vibrant blooms and lush foliage, knowing you haven’t lifted a watering can in ...

What a perfect solution to that in-between time when spring bulbs are winding down and perennial flower bed need an extra pizazz. Then I realized that I would have to wait because alliums are bulbs to ...

Moles can wreak havoc in gardens, but natural solutions offer a safe alternative to harsh chemicals. Daffodils, alliums, ...

Spring snowflake (Leucojum vernum) suffers by comparison to incomparable snowdrops and is slower to multiply, but has its own charm. Both snowflakes like moist soil, but do well enough in any garden ...

Beauty aside, these shrubby salvias also play a beneficial role in the garden in terms of boosting plant health ...

Rabbitbrush is an important late-season plant for pollinators, beneficial insects, and wildlife. This new queen will forage before finding overwintering space. Photo: Lisa Mason, Native plants can ...

Think September is the end of gardening season? Think again. Explore the blooms that thrive in this month, setting the stage ...

The invasive purple jewelweed (Impatiens glandulifera), also known as Himalayan balsam, was detected in Kalamazoo's Frays Park. The plant has been identified and removed in other locations in the ...

Anytime ground is disturbed, as along a new road, I expect to soon find a mass of weeds. What a nice surprise, then, to find native flowering plants lining a new road. The plants are beeplant, ...