Planting gorgeous shrubs with pretty red flowers can elevate your yard's charm, and many are low-maintenance. Explore these ...

Illinois Master Gardeners will be holding their 20th annual plant sale this Saturday, May 18. Many different types of plants will be on sale, including many pollinator-friendly varieties. But what is ...

The red summer flower can turn your yard into a hummingbird and pollinator paradise, but its vibrant blooms also bring beauty ...

The FDA says it will allow three new color additives made from natural sources to be used in the nation's food supply.

The FDA said it is granting petitions to allow galdieria extract blue, a blue color derived from algae; calcium phosphate, a ...

Similarly, our younger trees — loquat, cedar elm, pomegranate, Eastern red ... firecracker plants are also doing quite well. We've had no shortage of hummingbirds and, earlier, butterflies.

If you want to bring more color to your water-conscious garden, consider planting 'Autumn Joy' sedum for a long-lasting pop ...

Narrow strips of flowering plants along road edges can support high butterfly diversity, a recent study from Singapore has found. In late 2023, researchers surveyed 101 road verges — strips of ...

There’s a “pretty good body of literature” suggesting that these three new color additives — called Galdieria extract blue, butterfly pea flower extract and calcium phosphate — should be ...