Butterfly gardens are a great source of enjoyment. It can be a perfect opportunity to work with children or grandchildren and ...

Bloody cranesbill is a perennial geranium that grows enthusiastically with little care, particularly once established. It can tolerate drought and doesn't need deadheading, unless you want to ...

Author of the 2006 regional best-selling novel "Time in a Garden," Mary Agria is an 8-time first prize winner of the Michigan ...

Native landscaping requires minimal maintenance, benefits the environment and, with a bit of acceptance, can be a thing of ...

The “sun” garden glitters by day and glows by night. Interspersed among phlox, catmint, purple Japanese irises, and red bee ...

Providing beautiful blooms for monarchs not only adds to the beauty of your garden but helps support their population. Here ...

July 15, 2025 by Melinda Myers Every gardener has personal reasons for gardening whether it be the hope that their garden brings joy, productivity, beauty, or peace throughout the growing season.

Radical cutback of old or damaged foliage not only usually yields new foliage but can encourage a second round of bloom in ...

For more annual color in our spaces, we could consider sweet peas, violas, and cosmos. Calendula, alyssum, and cornflower (i.e., Bachelor’s Buttons) are quick to germinate and can extend color in the ...

Milkweeds are perennial wildflowers native to North and South America. There are over 100 species of milkweeds, each adapted ...

Early summer brings our hottest, driest weather. It’s a major challenge both for landscape plants and for those in the ...