I always get excited when the first flowers bloom in the spring. There’s nothing like watching your garden come to life and seeing new growth after the dormancy of winter. When I see the first bright ...

Orange butterfly lands on a purple wildflower - Chris Mcloughlin/Getty Images Few things say "healthy and thriving garden" quite like the cheerful sound of birdsong and the fleeting flashes of ...

Some flowers need time to establish before blooming in spring. Discover which flower you should plant in the fall for some ...

As the weather gets warmer, it can be exciting to look forward to vibrant spring gardens. If you’ve planted fall bulbs, you’ll start to see tulips, daffodils and more blooming, but what if you missed ...

These amazing creatures spend their summers mating and pollinating in the southern parts of Canada and northern United States ...

Key Points Leaving spent flowers up through winter can provide seeds for native birds.Certain plants like Joe-Pye weed also ...

Here's how to attract colourful goldfinches to your garden with one simple plant that they absolutely love to eat ...

Here’s how to make sure those impulse catalog purchases result in happy surprises — not buyer’s remorse. By Margaret Roach Not to put a damper on your seed-catalog bingeing — it marks the ritual start ...

Gardening too boring for you? Just add a shotgun. If you believe this Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign, there's a new way to sow your seeds: blasting them into the soil with a 12-gauge. Flower Shell is ...

“It basically started out as an art project,” says Per Cromwell, inventor of the Flower Shell, a 12-gauge shotgun shell loaded with seeds for poppies, peonies, and cornflowers. “I got the idea that it ...