With so many to choose from, select the milkweed that is best suited to the growing conditions, your landscape design and garden maintenance. Some milkweeds are very aggressive and can quickly ...

Each year the National Garden Bureau chooses plants of the year. I always look forward to which plants they pick and learning ...

Grow milkweed (Asclepias) to support monarch butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees while adding color, fragrance, and beauty to ...

The ruling caps a legal campaign to end the planting of genetically engineered (GE) crops and other industrial agricultural practices on national wildlife refuges across the country. The federal ...

With spring on the horizon, many gardeners are preparing for prolonged, hearty growing seasons in their region. The United States has a diverse ecological footprint, so growing seasons differ ...

Spring is the time to start planning and preparing for the upcoming growing season, even in colder climates. Spring cleaning for gardens includes cutting back dead foliage, but leaving some stems ...

The butterfly’s dramatic decline has been driven in large part by the widespread planting of genetically engineered crops in the Midwest, where most monarchs are born. The vast majority of genetically ...

Mark the location of any butterfly milkweed in the garden or plant some spring flowering bulbs ... spreading by deep rhizomes and seeds. The purple-pink flowers are fragrant at night, and you ...

March has arrived, so grab your best gardening gloves and get planting once more to enjoy color through the seasons. With bright yellow daffodils and multi-colored tulips to behold in spring ...