Even though the drought this summer has been a huge setback for my garden, crisping up the lilacs and other shrubbery and will most likely result in a sub-par foliage season, one flower that has ...

July has many nature happenings besides heat, thunder and deer flies. There is quite a plethora of wildflowers in bloom during these midsummer days. Many flowers of June have formed seeds, but there ...

Besides being the month of the longest days, the summer solstice and warm temperatures, June is usually very wet as well. (We have had a few Junes in recent years that were mostly dry.) Warmth and wet ...

For flowering plants, reproduction is a question of the birds and the bees. Attracting the right pollinator can be a matter ...

Every week I try to end my column with an inspirational line or two in the hopes of motivating my readers to get outside and see what’s going on in their backyards. As I sit and peck away at the ...

Researchers reveal that India’s sacred lotus can produce heat internally. This rare thermogenesis supports pollination, ...