Water-wise gardens don’t have to resemble sterile moonscapes, devoid of anything but layers of rock and gravel. They can feature scores of attractive drought-resistant plants that invite bees, ...

As summer starts to wind down, one of the first things many of us miss is the quiet yet constant hum of pollinators drifting through the garden. That soft buzz is the sound of a thriving yard in peak ...

Consider adding some flower power to your landscape to bring in the buzz of pollinators to your garden. “Floral abundance is one of the strongest ways to promote bee diversity in gardens,” said Gail ...

Unless you’re a pharmacist, names like gout plant, physic nut and bellyache bush are unlikely to evoke much interest. But these and additional species of Jatropha – other than the popular peregrina – ...

During my years as executive director of the Columbus Botanical Garden in Georgia, I fell madly in love with the garlic chives in our herb garden. I’m not an herbalist or a culinary artist in the ...

My dad’s late-summer melon patch at the farm is filled with blossoms and has been busy with bees and butterflies the past few weeks. Watermelons, cantaloupes and pumpkins are among the vines sprawling ...

I fell in love with a flower in the English countryside amid thatched cottages and hedgerows. The plants grow out of old walls and rubble found around centuries-old farms and village gardens. I was ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Denver Post file Dale and Nancy Cooper show off the low-maintenance Xeriscape backyard they ordered designed for their home by Standard Pacific. Water-wise ...

Rosemary blooms in a yard near Langley, Wash. Many old-world plant species grow well in sun-seared settings and are pleasing to gardeners as well as pollinators. Use a combination of perennials that ...