If you want to add some extra color and fragrance to your garden during spring, these are the best blooms to plant during May ...

Bison used to roam across this expansive Lafayette park, in the process of being transformed for future generations of people ...

Garden designs can be very personal. Some are structured with hedges and figurines; others are filled with roses or herbs. I ...

Perennial plants are the ideal choice for low-maintenance gardening. Since they return year after year, you only need to ...

Made from petroleum, red dye 40 is a synthetic food dye. Some studies suggest a link between red dye 40 and ADHD behavior; the dye might trigger or exacerbate behavioral changes in sensitive children.

A reader wonders if their coneflowers are diseased. Plus, Grumpy’s Gripe of the week. "Some of my Purple Coneflowers are ...

Scatter native seeds (or seed bombs) across a section of your yard to create a wildflower meadow. Let grasses like little bluestem sway alongside coneflowers, their stems bending in the breeze. A ...

Asters, coneflowers and goldenrods are typically the best flowers to grow in much of Minnesota. Wild cherry trees and shrubs also produce enormous amounts of caterpillars throughout the state.

“Red Ombre” blooms prolifically from midsummer into early fall. Its drought tolerance comes from the impressive taproot that characterizes all coneflowers, allowing it to access deep soil ...

RED BLUFF – Cannon will roar once again at Cone Grove County Park this weekend. This longtime Red Bluff tradition kicks off on Friday with a school day attended by an expected group of 500 ...

Planting native milkweed and nectar-rich flowers like goldenrod and coneflowers can turn a patch of lawn into life-giving habitat for monarchs and dozens of other pollinators as well ...