HAPPENINGS AT SEED AND NECTAR

... for your garden. Coreopsis 'Zagreb' is a charming, well-mannered, tough, textural delight with great form. Drought-tolerant and...

It's a sweat bee on Smooth Blue Aster. Sweat bees may land on you to drink a bit of your sweat; be careful not to harm them, they are...

Let's turn the idea of controlling your outdoor spaces upside down! Plant native, leave your leaves, stop spraying, and enjoy nature!

Monarda 'Jacob Cline' is about to bloom here in NC. The hummingbirds will be zooming around soon!

Echinacea pallida it a true garden charmer attracting birds, bees, hummingbirds, moths, and skippers to the garden. Birds eat the seeds...

Stokesia 'Blue Danube' is beginning to bloom here in NC, and oh what a beautiful show! Stokesia attracts bees, butterflies, hummingbirds...

Penstemons, also known as beardtongue, are showing off in all their glory here in NC. They are a favorite of pollinators, attract...

Penstemons are some of my favorite flowers. With their beautiful showy blooms, they are formal garden-worthy (as so many native plants...

We planted a bed at the elementary garden on Friday. This morning when I checked on it I found the Husker's Red Penstemon gearing up to...

Did you know that a good number of our bees live underground? Spraying chemicals kills them. Save your time and money; instead, buy a...

Both Amsonias are showing off right now. The light blues are just lovely. Pictured: Amsonia tabernaemontana and Packera anonyma

Clearwing Hummingbird Moths love phlox, and there's a phlox for every garden. This one is woodland phlox. Woodland phlox looks great en...

This woodland native has frothy flowers beloved by bees this time of year. Big bonus, it's evergreen!

This may be one of the most charming and underutilized weed-suppressing native groundcovers in existence. It is showy and looks great...

And it looks amazing in your garden! Mayapple flowers are tucked under this gorgeous statement-making foilage. The ripened fruit is a ...

This is the time of year when the woodland garden really shines. The early spring woodland blooms are incredibly charming, but I...

Let's talk about ground covers! Often what is sold in nurseries as ground covers will often quickly escape your garden and take over...

Moss phlox is a garden wonder! Attracting a large variety of pollinators to its early blooming flowers, it is also a beautiful weed...

Draw them into your yard with native honeysuckle blooming now! This is Lonicera sempervirens 'Major Wheeler', a beautiful, floriferous...

Early spring sighting of a beautiful Hummingbird Clearwing Moth. Look closely, and you can see the moss phlox flower through its wing!