Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Selecting coneflower varieties is a tricky decision – but a beautiful one. This prairie queen of flowers is a dynamic choice for ...

If you want to create a garden that provides an important food source that attracts songbirds like the beautiful goldfinch, it is important to know what to plant. Birds love to congregate where there ...

One in an occasional series of guides on growing popular plants. Other guides include lenten rose, peony, redbud, azalea, elephant ear, coleus, lantana, savory calamint and rudbeckia. Nine species of ...

BILOXI, MS - Purple coneflowers are native plants that look great in the prairie as well as in formal designs. I personally think the purple coneflower is one of the best plants you can use in your ...

Purple coneflower is a low-maintenance native perennial plant that provides environmental benefits. It attracts pollinators like bees and butterflies, while its seeds feed birds like goldfinches. This ...

Have you ever wandered into a friend or family member's garden and asked what on earth those glorious cone-shaped flowers were in the corner? Often surrounded by bees and butterflies, coneflowers ...

Wildflowers have long presented a quandary for gardeners. Their natural purity is sometimes too pure. The stems are weak, the flowers are small and fleeting, and the plants often melt away with ...

One of the most easygoing plants in the garden, coneflowers (or echinacea) bloom abundantly throughout the summer and well into fall. But when the flower heads start to fade, should you deadhead them?

Selecting coneflower varieties is a tricky decision – but a beautiful one. This prairie queen of flowers is a dynamic choice for helping a backyard transition from summer into fall, and new breeds are ...