Opium Poppy, Papaver somniferum The notoriety of Papaver somniferum, the “sleep-inducing poppy,” is only partly to do with its outlaw family. Opium poppies are grown for their edible seeds and…
Read more Gardening 101: Opium Poppy – GardenistaAll week, we’re revisiting the most popular stories of 2025, including this one from March. The humble hummingbird has always been a pollinator favorite among gardeners, but lately…
Read more The Best Plants to Attract Hummingbirds to Your GardenDevil’s Trumpet, Datura Some of the last flowers to bloom as the growing season draws to a close are Halloween-ready: the headily scented trumpets of Datura are as…
Read more Datura: How to Grow Devil’s Trumpet Flower, a White Bloom with a Sweet PerfumeLobelia siphilitica, Blue Cardinal Flower Blue cardinal flower, also known as great blue lobelia, is a tall native perennial that blooms for long weeks at the end of…
Read more Blue Cardinal Flower: How to Grow Lobelia, a Native PerennialOftentimes landscape designers are called in to execute a one-time overhaul or to create an instant landscape for a site that’s been ravaged by construction. Every once in…
Read more A Westchester Garden Designed by Landscape Designer Ashley LloydButterflies aren’t just beautiful, they are also helpful pollinators that will help our gardens thrive. Attract them to your yard with this butterfly feeder project. It’s an easy…
Read more How to Make a Butterfly Feeder in Five MinutesRebecca McMackin is an “ecologically obsessed horticulturist and garden designer” (her description) and an incredibly engaging, deeply knowledgeable plant nerd (ours). (Just check out her Ted Talk entitled…
Read more Rebecca McMackin: An Interview With the Ecological Horticulturalist and Garden DesignerButterflies are beautiful to watch flitting about the garden. Plus, they are essential pollinators for a large number of plants. Many butterfly populations are dwindling right now, but…
Read more Attract Pretty Pollinators with an Irresistible Butterfly GardenAfrican Blue Basil, Ocimum kilimandscharicum x basilicum Whether you garden in-ground or in a single windowbox, there is a plant that will lure every pollinator in the neighborhood…
Read more African Blue Basil: Long-Blooming and Beloved by PollinatorsCommon milkweed pods are a native vegetable that could be as familiar at summer greenmarkets as okra. As a food, milkweed still resides on the foraging fringes, or…
Read more Milkweed Pods: How to Gather, Prepare, and Eat This Summer VegetableThere are two main reasons that you might consider planting a pollinator garden in pots instead of in the ground: Either you don’t have a garden bed—or you’ve…
Read more Pollinator Container Gardens: How to Plant a Pot that Will Attract Beneficial InsectsIf you want to start a horticultural fight, opine loudly at your next plant party about the best viburnums to grow. These flowering shrubs provoke strong opinions among…
Read more Best Viburnum Shrubs: Our List of 10 Flowering BushesCaterpillar On Dill In Your Garden? What To Do If You Spot One Scroll Up This website uses cookies to improve your experience. By clicking accept you give…
Read more Caterpillar On Dill In Your Garden? What To Do If You Spot OneIn summer our thoughts turn for refuge to cooling streams and pond edges, and to memories of a spring blaze of marsh marigold and moving water. Early to…
Read more Marsh Marigold: A Native Alternative to Invasive Lesser CelandineMy wildflower front yard has turned my house into the talk of the town. Everyone loves it! What was once a drab, uneven, and neglected lawn has turned…
Read more From Lawn to Urban Meadow: My Alternative Lawn Guide – Garden TherapyBuckwheat, Eriogonum If you’re trying to plant more responsibly and sustainably, and also want your garden to thrive with less fuss, consider adding some wild buckwheat to your…
Read more Buckwheat: All About Growing Eriogonum, a Native California PlantSeen through the critical lens of weeds, dandelions are perhaps the most familiar nuisance plant of all. Seen through the appreciative lens of food, they are a welcome…
Read more Dandelion Recipes: Delicious Served as a Wilted Side or in a Salad“The priority in gardening is no longer just about mastering an aesthetic,” says Bishop. “There is a shift toward being more mindful and ethical. We need to embrace…
Read more Native Bees: How to Help the At-Risk PollinatorsHow to Use a Bee House: Tips for Installation and Care Scroll Up This website uses cookies to improve your experience. By clicking accept you give us permission…
Read more How to Use a Bee House: Tips for Installation and CareA bulb lawn is one of the most beautiful ways to usher in the spring. A wave of colourful flowers erupts across your lawn, creating a welcome display…
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