Pass by an empty plot, a piece of barren land, or a neglected garden, and chances are that you’ll spot this strange looking shrub. Its tall, down-covered stems bear large, grey-green leaves, and ...

The phone rang and a gardener in tearful hysteria was there pleading for me to take her monarch caterpillars, as she was totally out of milkweed leaves. At the time, we had quite a few plants ...

Most gardeners recognize milkweed immediately as a butterfly attracter, but there’s a complex community that revolves around this prolific plant that extends well beyond the monarch. Milkweed may ...

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Thousands of seeds are floating across fields this month, like tiny paratroopers dangling from silky parachutes. They're milkweed seeds, launched from ripe seed pods. If they land on target, new ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Cuyahoga County Soil and Water Conservation District and districts statewide are participating in common milkweed seed collection, which runs through Oct. 31. The effort is ...

The plant is a species of succulent botanically known as Kalanchoe laetivirens. Its common name is Mother of Thousands, due to the numerous baby plants it is capable of producing at the notches along ...

Populations of these distinctive black and orange migratory insects have been in precipitous decline for the past 20 years, but scientists aren't exactly sure what's causing them to vanish. So far, ...

Every fall, we rush to clean up the garden, divide perennials, and tuck things in for winter. But this year, I want to challenge you to do something different. Something that could literally help save ...

"You have to give them all of the supportive ecosystems where they breed, live, can find water." ...

Happy Tuesday, everyone! Our Beautiful Blooms finally turned the page on Christmas cactus and we have received some interesting plants and flowers this week. Deb Hibdon of New Smyrna Beach sent in a ...