Growing milkweed from seed is one of the easiest ways to help declining monarch butterflies. In December 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed that monarch butterflies, whose numbers in ...

Massachusetts is giving away free pollinator plant kits to help residents create habitats for bees and butterflies.

The Plant Pick of the Week is a pair of double-petaled zinnias that bloom all summer and hardly ever get leaf disease.

Planting a peach tree in your yard puts fresh, ripe peaches within reach. Among fruit trees, peaches (as well as apricots and nectarines) are ideal candidates for growing from seed. All you need are ...

Purple coneflower is a low-maintenance native plant that adds beauty to your garden and supports pollinators and birds.

As a permaculture specialist who loves tomatoes, I'd choose this companion plant over bare soil any day of the week, ...