National Wildflower Week takes place each year in the first week of May, signaling a time when most of the country is bursting with wildflower blooms. This week-long tradition was...

The Healing Effects of Sunflowers Healing Sunflowers for The Soil Healing Sunflowers for The Body Healing Sunflowers for The Soul Sunflowers are an almost universal symbol of hope, healing and...

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By Ellen Ecker Ogden, author and garden design lecturer. Marigolds are one of the most popular annual flowers, easily grown from seed or transplant, and when given the right conditions...

Use a wildflower mixture of cornflower for a dramatic, low-maintence meadow By Ellen Ecker Ogden, author and garden design lecturer. This once wild plant is native to Europe and was...

By Ellen Ecker Ogden, author and garden design lecturer. Calendula or Calendula officinalis, is a hardy annual, and member of the Asteraceae or Compositae family, which share a central disc...

By Marianne Willburn, gardening expert, landscape designer and writer. In the last few years, health food junkies have been eating flax seeds by the bushel for extra fiber and protein....

By Marianne Willburn, gardening expert, landscape designer and writer. An Exotic Beauty That’s Actually a Native It’s been many years since Monty Python’s famous highwayman Dennis Moore uttered the immortal...

By Marianne Willburn, gardening expert, landscape designer and writer. Daisies are Spectacularly Easy to Grow Shasta Daisy is a perennial whose traditional simplicity suits cottage, informal and wild gardens. Their...

By Charlie Nardozzi. Sunflowers are Native American plants with an international history. Native Americans grew and selected sunflower wildflower varieties for flour, food, and oil. The Spanish brought this new-world...

By Charlie Nardozzi, Garden expert, radio host and author. Zinnias have a rich history to match their rich colors Zinnias are native to Mexico and Central America. The Aztecs originally...

By Jacqueline A. Soule, gardening expert and author. Poppies are found around the globe from icy cold tundra to broiling hot deserts, mostly in the northern hemisphere. Poppies are a...