When selecting plants for your window boxes, you can use only one type of flower, or mix it up, repeating the same plant a ...

In the absence of pollinators, zucchini plants can produce flowers but no fruit, and in poor or weedy soils, zucchinis can ...

But most perennials bloom for only a few weeks and take several years to reach their full glory and maturity. That’s where ...

Creeping thyme ( Thymus spp.) is a fast-growing herbaceous perennial in the mint family. The low-growing plant, also called Breckland thyme or elfin thyme, produces small blooms in shades of pink, ...

The sweet, heavy perfume of the fragrant evening primrose wafts in the sunset on balmy summer evenings. The first night moths ...

Cosmos, with their pink, white, and yellow blooms, can fill many spaces in a garden, and are extremely beneficial to pollinators. Pollak notes that they can be planted in "open spots in your perennial ...

An excellent, easy to grow plant that attracts hoverflies is Sweet Alyssum (Lobularia maritima). Moths. Moths belong to the same order of insects as butterflies (Lepidoptera). While butterflies ...

Sweet alyssum (Lobularia maritima) is a flowering plant that can help add depth to your garden, but it's the benefit it offers to cucumber plants that makes it a popular choice for some gardeners. As ...

The Bebb Herbarium is a member of the Texas-Oklahoma Regional Consortium of Herbaria (TORCH) which has consolidated their plant collections into a online database. Developing a comprehensive resource ...