Pruning is an important task to help ensure plant health and keep the perennial garden thriving. In my work as a professional gardener, I try to observe the recommended guidelines for pruning shrubs ...

While butterflies will visit lots of different flowers, there are some that actually draw them. This can be for several reasons. Most commonly, there are some plants, such as dill, or milkweed, that ...

Fragrance is one of the best ways to draw butterflies to your garden, making it an essential part of choosing the best plants to include in a butterfly garden. Butterflies rely on scent, color, and ...

ASCLEPIAS TUBEROSA: If you’re not familiar with the Latin names of plants, this may sound more like a spell from Harry Potter. But Asclepias tuberosa is actually well known indeed, especially by its ...

If you want monarch butterflies to flutter through your garden, you have to entice them with a tasty snack. And there is little tastier to butterflies than the aptly named butterfly weed (Asclepias ...

You can still plant beautiful perennials in your garden, even in the July heat. However, if you plan to do so, it's important to know which plants will thrive under these conditions—and which will ...