The winged elm leaves are rather football-shaped, up to about 2” long or so, with finely serrated margins. Winter is arriving and the leaves have been falling for several weeks now. Won’t be long ...

Nature almost always seems to have a reason for every wonder it produces. But I have yet to figure out why some plants have wings. The wings aren't the flapping type. And plants certainly can't fly, ...

HUMMINGBIRD TIPSFaith Sharp says the same nectar-producing plants that attract butterflies will also draw hummingbirds. Here are some tips to keep them darting among the flowers.• Hummingbirds prefer ...

This is the first of a series of short articles about native plants listed on the Plant Guide for Lexington that will appear periodically in the Minuteman and on the Citizens for Lexington ...

Now is the time to install plants that will attract butterflies so that these beautiful insects can spend the summer visiting flowers, drinking nectar, pollinating plants and adding animation to your ...

Spring brings with it flowers blooming in full glory and a kaleidoscope of butterflies fluttering around them. But spring isn’t the only season and reason for spotting these winged beauties. Several ...

Nature almost always seems to have a reason for every wonder it produces. But I have yet to figure out why some plants have wings. The wings aren't the flappable type. And plants certainly can't fly, ...

YOUR BLOOMS ARE going to seed and your flower beds are getting ragged, but that doesn’t mean the glory days of the garden are over. If you are hospitable to the critters that love the dog days of ...

When the pods turn black and dry out, you’ll have seeds ready to save for next year’s crop. The tender shoots and white or pale blue flowers can be eaten raw, and add a lot of pizzazz to summer salads ...

The Napa County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office recently stopped the transport of a fresh glassy-winged sharpshooter (GWSS) egg mass while conducting a plant shipment inspection. The egg mass was ...