A new weed showed up in the garden this week. Actually it is not really new, it’s Draba verna, something that I haven't seen in such numbers in this particular spot. Draba verna, commonly known as ...

Spring has sprung! As winter has started fading away and the days have grown longer, nature is beginning to awaken for spring. One of the most exciting parts of the early spring season is the leaves ...

WILDFLOWER FANS? You'll never hear them saying "rain, rain, go away" during a wintertime storm, for they know that those drenching droplets are helping to power the petals that will eventually pop up ...

Trout Lily and Spring Beauty are two ephemeral wildflowers that bloom in early spring before trees leaf out. They rely on insects and other wildlife for pollination and seed dispersal. Gardeners can ...

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 ...

More flowers lead to more pathogen spread between bee species. In A Nutshell Scientists found that sites with more flower ...

Ms. Renkl is a contributing Opinion writer who covers flora, fauna, politics and culture in the American South. I spied the first spring beauty of the year on Feb. 20, the same week a Northern flicker ...

MONCKS CORNER, S.C. (WCBD) – Spring is here, and flowers are blooming across the Lowcountry. Have you been looking for a place to pick your own bouquet? Try this flower farm in Moncks Corner. Wild ...

Last weekend’s hard freeze — with temperatures in the low 20s and snow in the mountains — zapped early azalea blooms and other ornamental flowers in North Georgia. Some peach and blueberry orchards ...