Sometimes a striking weed will capture our interest, and instead of yanking it out by the roots, we decide to let it grow for the sake of beauty or to see what it becomes. I do this with wild violets, valuing their delicate purple blossoms in spring as well as their medicinal and culinary uses. …
Gardening
New England states present some challenges when it comes to your home garden or landscape. The weather can be harsh in the winter and some plants, especially certain flowering ones, cannot survive the cold, ice, or snow. However, native plants have evolved to adapt to these conditions and the unique, widely changing climate of Massachusetts. …
The great state of Maine has some beautiful native plants and flowers that will look amazing on your property, while also bringing essential benefits to the local ecosystem. Our Maine native plants list will help you choose the best plants for your garden or landscape. Maine’s rocky coast on the Atlantic is known for its …
Our Kansas native plants list will help you choose the very best native wildflowers to brighten your lawn or garden. Whatever Kansas climate you are hosting in your landscape, there are great native flowers that will work for you. It begins with learning more about native plants and why they are beneficial to your landscape. …
Have you ever gotten too busy and all of a sudden realized your basil plants have all bloomed (or are about to bloom)? It happened to me more than once. So what can you do now? Are basil flowers edible? Let’s explore what happens when the basil blooms and what to do with the basil …
What is more pleasing to the eye than flowers in your windows? While maintaining a flower garden may not be everyone’s cup of tea, window boxes make the job easier, more convenient, and of course, more beautiful. You do not need a lot of plants to fill them up. Though it requires relatively less effort, …
When you’re looking to design a beautiful flower garden that will attract butterflies, honeybees, and other native wildlife, you need to choose native flowers. These will be the most well-adapted to the unique climate of Iowa so they can withstand weather, pests, and more. Our Iowa native plants list is meant to get you started …
If you’re looking to start a new garden in your lawn or make some changes to an existing garden, then it pays to learn more about the trees, shrubs, and flowers that are native to your area. There are so many benefits to choosing indigenous plants, but the top reason is that they are very …
Occasionally when working in my garden I will feel a tickle or the sting of an ant bite on my leg and look down to realize I’m standing on an ant nest swarming with tiny black specks. I’ve also noticed larger black ants congregating on the undersides of my sunflower leaves. But are they harmful? …
There are few kitchen food products more fun than edible flowers, and when the edible flowers are herbs, there are tons of health benefits as well. This is true for rosemary. Are rosemary flowers edible? They absolutely are! And besides that, they’re quite delicious. From tea to recipes to salads, rosemary blossoms can liven up …