Get the jump on the growing season this year with these pretty early spring flowers that just can’t wait for warm weather. Because these perennial flowers, trees and shrubs are the first to unfurl ...

Kandiyohi County Master Gardener Sue Morris discusses perennials, Minnesota's seven types of ephemerals and if ants are ...

Another of my favorite native perennials is Stoke’s aster, which adds long-lasting color to sunny beds and borders. It grows ...

Since late March, morel mushroom hunters across Missouri have been taking to the outdoors in search of the decadent fungal organisms.

On this Earth Day, habitat restoration projects at the Springfield Conservation & Nature Center are helping preserve a little ...

Native fruit trees such as persimmon, wild plum, pawpaw and chokecherries can look good and produce nourishment for humans ...

By Linda GeistUniversity of Missouri Extension ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Plan now to use basic design principals to create a ...

Nothing transforms a plain patio into a little slice of paradise faster than plants that smell as good as they look.

This flowering plant appreciates morning sun and afternoon shade. Tiarella is a native perennial wildflower that loves woodland conditions, which means it also loves shade. In fact, you'll often ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. – A favorite spring flower, the Easter lily, should be kept away from cats. If ingested, it could kill them. The perennial plant’s white, trumpet-like flowers might not sound the ...