Long-blooming native plants can bring color, structure, and life to garden beds far beyond the usual growing season, making them an excellent choice for gardeners who want vibrancy that lasts. There ...

While native plants can positively benefit the curb appeal of your garden, it also directly supports the animals and insects ...

Eastern spring beauty prefers moist, well-drained soil in part sun to shade. The plant can be easily grown in gardens and has edible tubers. Editor’s note: Once a month, OSU Extension Master Gardener ...

Spring brings the return of color to the garden as bulbs bloom, perennials re-emerge, and new annuals settle in. But there’s a less common category of plants that’s also worth knowing: native spring ...

A pinnacle goal for every gardener is to have a flower bed that dazzles all season long. Some green thumb energy and great weather certainly help in that department, but certain flowers bloom extra ...

From the brightly-colored and ubiquitous ruby-throated hummingbird to the more elusive, mountain-inhabiting calliope hummingbird, there are many of these tiny, fluttering birds that spend spring and ...

Discover night-blooming plants like phlox and flowering tobacco and how their evening blooms and scents can transform your ...

An interesting crop of new annual flowers is poised to debut in the 2026 growing season, including a caladium with black ...

Pennsylvania’s climate is perfect for growing spring-blooming bulbs. We have plenty of winter cold for favorites such as tulips and daffodils to get their needed “chill” time, then we usually have a ...