In late summer bulbs of daffodils and tulips start appearing in garden stores. Everyone enjoys the lovely display they make in spring. But did you know that there are native spring-blooming bulbs that ...

For many of us, fall is the time when we think about what kind of bulbs we will plant in our garden for next spring. Gardners are optimists, and even when we face the slowing of growth and the descent ...

Spring brings the return of color to the garden as bulbs bloom, perennials re-emerge, and new annuals settle in. But there’s a less common category of plants that’s also worth knowing: native spring ...

Front yard trends for spring 2026 focus on sustainability and variety. Native plants and pollinator-friendly gardens will ...

* What it is: Despite being a U.S. native species, the spring-flowering bulb family of Camassia is seldom planted in home gardens. These produce foot-tall spikes of blue star-shaped flowers that open ...

The community is invited to learn how to grow native plants that support at-risk pollinators — using recycled milk jugs and ...

A monarch butterfly forages on an ironweed flower in the native lawn of Karen Rawson in the front yard of her home in southeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Monday, September 9, 2024. Rawson began replacing ...