Coneflowers are among the most popular, low-maintenance flowers. Try any one of these colorful options in your garden that ...

Despite its tiny stature, the smallest bird native to North America can survive cold nights in the Rocky Mountains, and some ...

The staghorn sumac seed heads are beginning to change color and are now pale yellow, but as summer progresses the seed heads will become a crimson color. If you are not familiar with the staghorn ...

Everyone knows how valuable bees are to your garden because they are pollinating your flowers. But they’re not the only ...

From the coast to mountains and from mild climates to nearly arctic conditions, Maine encompasses more than a hundred types ...

Planting a garden-bean row or a walnut-tree forest rarely means only returning to the scene months or years later to reap ...

Have you ever a noticed an anthill in your garden and started to panic? Don’t worry. Red ants might not be the garden pests ...

Last week was invasive species awareness week in Alaska. An invasive plant expert in Juneau identifies pesky plants that have ...

Growing tomatoes is difficult in the Carolinas, especially once you enter the month of June. To start seeds in February… watch them sprout and grow while it is still cold outside… finally plant ...

Beetles that can see the color red? That s exactly what scientists discovered in two Mediterranean species that defy the norm of insect vision. While most insects are blind to red, these beetles use ...

Both Pygopleurus chrysonotus and Pygopleurus syriacus are small, fuzzy beetles that belong to the Glaphyridae family, and ...

Insect eyes are generally sensitive to ultraviolet, blue and green light. With the exception of some butterflies, they cannot ...