Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A close-up of a hummingbird in flight - Jenny Grewal / 500px/Getty Images Once you start a pollinator garden, it can become ...

If you want to keep birds coming to your garden year after year, try planting some self-seeding flowers to provide yearly ...

As you look through plant catalogs for flower garden ideas this spring, please consider species from two of my favorite genera, penstemon and salvia. These plants appeal to me because they have ...

Hummingbirds are popular among backyard gardeners. However, if you don't have room for a hummingbird garden you can grow many ...

This perennial bloom is beautiful, low-maintenance, and a great source of food for hummingbirds. Here's how to incorporate ...

Flowering stems of firecracker penstemon pop with color and add a burst of red flowers to landscapes in summer. Firecracker penstemon (Penstemon eatonii) is just one of about 270 species of penstemon, ...

While roses are red, and violets are blue, how exactly do flower colors change? In the case of penstemons, with over 200 species to choose from, scientists have now shown that turning their flowers ...

The penstemon flowers are carried on a central stem that is thinner and shorter than foxglove, and the flower stalks connecting each flower are lighter, giving the whole plant a light and airy ...

Many people grow Gulf Coast penstemon for its showy lavender flowers in the spring. Some choose it as an alternative ground cover in part-sun location because of its evergreen foliage and prolific ...

While roses are red, and violets are blue, how exactly do flower colors change? In the case of penstemons, with over 200 species to choose from, scientists Carolyn Wessinger and Mark Rausher have now ...