When I moved to Idaho a number of years ago, I would occasionally hear about syringa in reference to a plant. I thought, “Wow, all these people know the botanical name for lilac.” Of course, they ...

This beautiful flowering ground cover will attract both bees and butterflies to help pollinate the other plants in your yard ...

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Moths are the star pollinators after dark, particularly the sphinx moth, also known as hawk moth or hummingbird moth. These large, fast-flying insects are drawn in to hover over flowers like ...

In a recent conversation with a new friend, I mentioned that I had a Master Gardener meeting the next week that would conflict with our pickleball session. She perked right ...

Having heard about “Mary gardens” featuring statues of Jesus’ mother, Mary, surrounded by flowers reminiscent of her, like roses and morning glory, I’d begun wishing for my own. “If I could start with ...

Rabbitbrush is an important late-season plant for pollinators, beneficial insects, and wildlife. This new queen will forage ...

Kurt Ullrich photo   Buy Photo It seems that very few butterflies remain, which makes the sighting of them even ...

I received a potted chrysanthemum last year about now. I cut it back to 4 or 5 inches after it finished blooming and divided it into a couple of clumps. I set them into the garden and watered them.

Fall is a good time to dig, divide and (if necessary) move garden perennials, since the high temperatures of summer associated with water stress have subsided. The cooler weather of September and ...

Keep your neighbors in mind when selecting a space for your bee lawn. Those neighbors with pristine lawns may be less tolerant of your bee lawn.

While seeing large numbers of beetles on flowers may be alarming to some, these beetles are beneficial and don’t pose a threat to our fall floral displays.