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The results of the 2024 CSU Perennial Trial program highlight nine plants that flourished amid harsh winters and arid summers ...
Looking for summer flowers that attract butterflies? Add these plants and watch butterflies flock to your yard.
Before you pop those garden centre blooms into the soil, consider this handy hint. Garden enthusiasts often head to their local garden centres to snap up young plants, hoping they'll flourish in ...
Eight perennials, tested at the CSU Trial Garden, are recommended for Colorado gardens. The featured plants offer a variety of colors and bloom times, from late spring through fall. Looking for ...
“Goldblitz” Black-Eyed Susan, Rudbeckia fulgida var. Sullivantii The Goldblitz has dark green foliage and a deep yellow bloom. It attracted pollinators from summer to fall and was able to stand firm ...
Surviving three summers and two winters in Northern Colorado’s harsh climate, nine standout perennials have earned the title of “Top Performer” in Colorado State University’s Perennial Trial program.
The species photographed include Blind cactus (Opuntia rufida), Bunny ears cactus (Opuntia microdasys) and Coral cactus (Cylindropuntia fulgida). According to Biosecurity Queensland, all of the ...
I used to tease that I was a public-school teacher to support my gardening habit. While there was a little truth to that, I loved being a teacher and had wanted to be a teacher since I was in 8th ...
An Augochloropsis fulgida bee found in Lincoln County, West Virginia. Technically yes. Now, the stinger is completely different than a honeybee’s. It is not a barbed stinger, which means ...
Bird Notes: A wide range of species like to eat the seeds of Rudbeckia flowers, including Northern Cardinals, goldfinches, chickadees, nuthatches, and sparrows. Sunflowers (Helianthus spp.) These ...
Boxing Glove cactus (Cylindropuntia fulgida var. mamillata) has continued to spread across regions in Western NSW. Favourable conditions have made it difficult to manage infestations. Several land ...