Fall perennials can be just as colorful and pretty as those in summer gardens—it just takes a little planning. Although these flowers catch your eye in autumn, the time to plant them is earlier in the ...

Yes, this is a native sunflower. You could call it a “composite.” All the "composites," or members of the sunflower family (or aster family, if you prefer) have their tiny, reduced flowers arranged in ...

Amaryllis grow and bloom best with at least four hours of sunshine per day. Too much shade may prevent them from blooming ...

It’s late winter and soon we will start (if we haven’t already!) seeing the very earliest blooming ephemeral spring flowers, such as snowdrops and winter aconites. Ephemerals are plants that will ...

Q : What is this plant? The pictures of the plant that I need identified are attached. These plants are 6 to 8 feet tall and bloom in late summer. A: The plant in question is a goldenrod. There are ...

Here are five things to do in the garden this week: ...

Summer has faded and gone. Autumn’s bright foliage does compensate — somewhat— for the dearth of flowers. But a few of my trees and shrubs (and several perennials) bloom in October, and I treasure ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. LOUIS — Visitors at the Missouri ...