Monarda and its best-known bee balm species is a hot native plant at the moment because of a renewed interest in planting plants that attract pollinators. Few plants do a better job at that than ...

If you come to the front door of the Schuylkill Center’s Visitor Center this week, two extraordinary — and extraordinarily important — flowers are waiting to greet you, two flowers you should not only ...

MONARDAS are useful additions to the late-summer border, blending well with phloxes and bridging the gap before the first asters. Stiff-stemmed, with whorls of hooded flowers sprouting around a stout ...

A hummingbird is caught hovering as it feeds off of what is known as a red Monarda flower at a home in the Gray's Creek area one morning. The hummingbirds are attracted to the color of red and love to ...

On March 4 I urged my readers to be wary of planting invasive plants. Before purchasing and planting, I encouraged gardeners to be familiar with the growing characteristics of the plants they buy. If ...