For two days this August, gardeners across North Carolina will be asked to do something that sounds deceptively simple: sit beside a flowering plant for 15 minutes and watch the bugs. That is really ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Now is the time to plan for spring-blooming geophytes for your garden. Geophytes are perennial plants that store nutrients and water underground. We usually ...

If you’re not dead-set on all natives, hellebores are arguably the toughest perennial for dry-shade settings under big trees.

Calendula is a self-seeding cottage plant that returns every year, making it an ideal choice if you want autumn colour year on year. It loves full sun and can do well in poor soil, making it a great ...

Join host Amber Freeman weekdays at 2:00pm only on WFLA News Channel 8 -- with an encore broadcast late night 3:00am. Tune into BLOOM and watch your life grow! Amber Freeman is excited to be back home ...

AS the final weeks of summer wind down, novice gardeners may be ready to usher in fall. Don’t act too fast when it comes to clearing out beds of roses or trimming your bushes. Gardening ...

BRETHREN — Kaleva Norman Dickson Schools held a celebration Monday for a project two years in the making. A school garden featuring both native plants and vegetables was created to support the ...

Edelweiss is a rare flower with a storied past. That includes inspiring the famous song in "The Sound of Music." Edelweiss' star-shaped, velvety white blooms grow wild in the Alps.

These 8 incredible spots offer breathtaking scenery and unforgettable experiences right in your own backyard! You don’t need a plane ticket to find a real stone castle draped in ivy and wrapped in ...

Right now, Owner Levi Heidrich says that summer is one of the best times to plant because it’s a great season for trees to establish their roots. Even with our drier conditions, he says it doesn’t ...

Green-fingered gardeners will know August as a prime month for gardens bursting with life. Blooms are flourishing in vibrant colours, fruit trees are laden with produce, and wildlife dances across ...