Gardeners Swear By Bee Balm—Here’s How to Keep It Thriving originally appeared on Dengarden. Gardeners looking to roll out the red carpet for hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees, need to look no ...

Key Points For fast-spreading ground coverage, opt for creeping phlox or 'Angelina' stonecrop.Flowering vines, like star ...

Wild bergamot, or bee balm, doesn’t always need pruning, but cutting stems and flowers off your plants at the right time can reduce issues, make your plants grow bushier, and cause them to flower ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! These warm, 80 degree F days are still hanging around as we enter mid-October. I have a feeling they are not going to last forever and cool, fall weather ...

Bee balm (Monarda didyma) is one of nature's more improbable looking plants. The most common type of bee balm, scarlet bee, is often planted as a hardy perennial in flower beds. The bright red flowers ...

Soft lavender flowers resembling tiny pom-poms are blooming in my yard. They’re also displaying in a wild patch of native flowers at a nearby local park, as well as in many prairies and naturalized ...

Monarda, commonly known as bee balm, has been a popular garden perennial for many years. Most of the modern hybrids come from two species native to the eastern United States. Today’s cultivars come in ...

Bee balm, while attractive to pollinators, is highly invasive and difficult to control in garden beds. The author regrets planting multiple varieties of bee balm in close proximity, resulting in the ...