Summers don’t have to be beset with flies! Skip the bug spray and plant these fragrant blooms for vibrant container displays ...

With cold weather arriving and the holiday season nearly upon us, I could write about fall leaf color or cool season flowers, but I cannot pass up the opportunity to tell you about Blue Fortune ...

What’s your favorite color? My favorite color has always been green. I guess it figures, given my life-long interest in plants. But, if you ask me what my favorite color of flower is, I would say blue ...

Perennials are a favorite for a reason. Their beautiful colors come back year after year, and many are hardy enough to endure warm summer temperatures. However, some perennials only bloom for a short ...

Thousands of bees buzz around the lavender bushes at Harmony Lavender Farm in Atascadero. Lavender attracts plenty of pollinators with its fragrant, colorful blooms. Laura Dickinson ...

My feeling is one can never have enough lavender in a garden. I have lavender in my perennial bed and my herb garden. Two favorites are “Munstead” and “Hidcote.” Both are Lavandula angustifolia, ...

If You Go What: Pennsylvania Lavender Festival When: Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Where: Blue Sparrow Farm, 264 Eschbach Rd., Milton How much: $12.75 for one day, or $19.18 for a weekend pass ...