Pick a peck for pickles or opt for fewer and raw — no matter how you slice them, cucumbers are great for summer gardens small to large

Learn how to identify common plant ailments by reading their leaves

This week on Houzz we were inspired to break out of catalog styling ruts and let our design freak flags fly

Try growing these tasty plants with your ornamentals for an attractive garden and fresher meals

These 3 groups of plants will support masses of beneficial insects come autumn

Buttonbush is an adaptable woody shrub with delightful pincushion flowers

Nourish butterflies and other winged creatures with the tubular flowers of Monarda fistulosa, a pretty pink native

Beckon bees and other pollinators in for a drink of nectar from this western U.S. native’s late-summer flowers

Give long-blooming, towering cutleaf coneflower room to spread in U.S. gardens for maximum rewards

Beautiful swamp milkweed makes it easy to help monarchs and other pollinators in eastern U.S. gardens