Although only a small number of wildflowers bloom in April, we really appreciate them after their long absence.

Ephemerals are unusual plants that love early spring weather: cool and a bit wet. They bring color and otherworldly flowers to shadier corners. They tend to hug the ground plane, avoiding the cold, ...

For fiery color and low-maintenance gardening, the many calendula varieties available are hard to beat. Commonly known as pot ...

Spring brings the return of color to the garden as bulbs bloom, perennials re-emerge, and new annuals settle in. But there’s ...

The 45th annual Maple Syrup & Music Festival at Bradys Run Park, to be held this year on Saturday and Sunday, offers all ...

Planting beautiful flowers and shrubs alongside forsythia can enhance your garden's appeal, and these 25 plants will help you create a harmonious landscape.

Rue anemone (Thalictrum ... All parts of this plant are toxic, but only if eaten in large quantities; contact with sap will ...

Calypso orchid, fairy slipper (Calypso bulbosa) — A single, dainty, purple-magenta-yellow-white blossom atop a slender stem ...

Columnist Shannon Brennan says there's no better way to appreciate springtime than to get outdoors to look and listen.

I love tearing off that calendar page and seeing that April is upon us. This spring has been unbelievably smooth as it slowly sashays its way back into our world. We had some tipsy turvy ups and downs ...

Rue anemone (Thalictrum thalictroides) — Pink or white flowers on maroon stems with whorled leaves. Prefers partly shady conditions. Note to parents and pet owners: All parts of this plant are ...

quickly fading plants, marked by their short life cycles) to appear in the Southern Appalachian woodlands, preceding violets, bloodroot, anemone, hepatica and trout lily. Every day this week I ...