After the bluebonnet, also known as the "buffalo clover," was declared the state flower by the Texas Legislature in 1901, a "polite bluebonnet war," started, according to an archive from Parsons on ...

Not all brightly colored birds are in the tropics. The U.S. has its own fair share of colorful avian friends and you can even ...

This beautiful blue flower tolerates sandy soils without much water, and pollinators will flock to it. Plus, it will return to fill empty beds year after year.

It wasn't a superbloom year, and that's OK. Here are the best spots to see an abundance of colorful wildflowers in Southern ...

Every year the seeds we had saved from the prior year’s harvest had grown happily, but the spring after he died not one seed germinated! I had a few extra seeds which I replanted. Again: nothing! In ...

Why are bluebonnets blooming early in Texas? Experts explain how warm weather, drought and rainfall could affect the size and timing of this year’s bloom.

I would go for two or three foliage and three flowers for a solid display,” says Raven, whose latest book, A Year Of Cut Flowers, offers a wealth of ideas and advice on flowers to grow for cutting and ...

This beautiful perennial planted in spring doesn't just grow strong roots. It also produces gorgeous blue flowers and attracts pollinators to your garden.

Celebrate Arts and Crafts artistry in your yard ...