Planting annual and perennial plants in your garden can attract birds and other beneficial pollinators to your garden. You might not realize it, but ground covers that flower like Pennsylvania ...

If you can attract pollinators and get them to nest in your garden, all the better. Planting annual and perennial plants in your garden can attract birds and other beneficial pollinators to your ...

Purple Dragon' dead nettle (Lamium maculatum 'Purple Dragon') is a fast-growing ground cover with purple flowers. Its heart-shaped toothed leaves are silvery white with soft green edging, making for ...

In fact, blue mistflower is one of many plants that will flood your rain garden with abundance. If you're growing blue mistflower as a ground cover, you'll need to be aware that it can reach a ...

Cover plants in the ground with a sheet or blanket, which acts like insulation. It keeps warm air from the ground around the plant. If you want extra protection, place a plastic sheet over the ...

"We have known for a long time that most of the water that returns from the ground to the atmosphere does so through plants ... across different land cover types, climate and seasons.

"We have known for a long time that most of the water that returns from the ground to the atmosphere does so through plants ... across different land cover types, climate and seasons.

For brief freezes, you can simply cover plants with blankets, towels, burlap, or other insulating materials. Make sure to weigh the edges of the covering down to the ground. Lift coverings during the ...

Jan. 3, 2025 — Biologists have shown that the surfaces of plant leaves are coated with a diverse array of RNA molecules. The finding suggests that the RNA present ...

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