If you’re looking to attract more bees and butterflies to your lawn, consider planting Baptisia, the May Plant of the Month.

One is a shrub, just starting to unfold with yellow blossoms, called Baptisia that is from the Midwest. “I just loved it and it has done well there and I’ve bought four others. They’ve all ...

Kim Toscano has provided gardening expertise for over 20 years through her writing, videos, and garden designs. This popular shade perennial has a graceful appearance that belies its rugged nature.

Local nurseries aren't your only options for filling your garden beds. Online plant retailers can mail out anything from seeds and bulbs to transplants and mature plants.(Ljubaphoto) Buying plants ...

Have you ever tried to dig and remove violets from the base of baptisia and other perennials? My philosophy changed quickly as a result. My point is that everyone has their own gardening philosophy.

In May, baptisia bloom in purple and blue. Sometimes, their tall flower-filled stems are white or yellow. A baptisia growing in Leola bloomed bright yellow, not uncommon. However, as each flower ...

Blue false indigo (Baptisia australis) has tall spikes of deep purple-blue flowers. — Coreopsis varieties sport daisy-shaped yellow flowers and lacy foliage. — Eastern columbine (Aquilegia ...

Learn about the different types of roots and what they do while enjoying a display of spring plants, including azaleas, pansies, snapdragons, astilbe, baptisia, hydrangeas, and 26 different ...

Learn about the different types of roots and the stuff they do while enjoying a display of spring plants, including azaleas, pansies, snapdragons, astilbe, baptisia, hydrangeas, and 26 different ...

Then overlap with late-spring blooming columbine, baptisia, elderberry, blueberries, and American basswood. In early summer, milkweed, wild geranium, echinacea, and mountain mint form a nice ...

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