Plants that have been native to Missouri for thousands of years offer an opportunity to add variety to your garden, as well ...

Recommended Varieties: Lance-leaf coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata) is an easy-to-grow variety that’s native to most of the ...

A sturdy and reliable perennial, catmint’s scent is pleasantly spicy with a hint of mint. It adds aroma to your garden and ...

It is native to Illinois and very common ... One plant to include when seeding an area if you want flowers the first year is black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta). They can flower the first year ...

Cherokee rose, or rosa laevigata, is the official Georgia state flower. The flower is native to eastern Asia, though it is ...

Pay close attention to the flora and fauna growing around you. It may open you up to a world of wonder, appreciation and ...

Iridescent sweat bees, hairy-faced mining bees, tiny Perdita minima the size of a gnat. Thanks to swarms of apiary ...

And even welcome plants in my garden, like Black-Eyed Susan and Blue Wood Aster ... more confident in the destruction of the weeds. My native soil is very compact and tough to dig into by hand ...

“There has been more interest in native plants and wildflowers over ... of wildflowers that are shade tolerant (like black-eyed Susan and sweet William), but the majority prefer blazing sun.

Thanks to swarms of apiary enthusiasts, native species are finally getting ... the flowers contained in popular seed mixes, such as black-eyed Susans. The goal is to give people putting in plants ...