I’VE BANISHED most perennials from my garden in an ongoing attempt to make the place less fussy and labor-intensive. While I’ve scarcely missed day lilies or asters, monarda is one of the few ...

With spring fever in full effect and no vaccine available, gardeners are often tempted to buy the first pretty thing they see at the garden center or at any of the numerous plant sales taking place ...

Throw all of your preconceived notions about the monarda or bee balm out the door. I have more flowers now on my monardas than I normally get from an entire season’s bloom. I am talking about the ...

FOMO, or fear of missing out is real, and for plant lovers, fear of missing out on a beautiful plant keeps us searching for new plants to incorporate into our gardens and landscapes. Until recently, a ...

Bee balm, or Monarda, isn't just another pretty plant in the garden. It's also packed with amazing benefits, from attracting ...

- tall erect perennial or annual having lanceolate leaves and heads of purple-spotted creamy flowers; many subspecies grown from eastern to southwestern United States and in Mexico ...

“This is the perfume of March: rain, loam, feathers, mint.” Lisa Kleypas. “You can cut all the flowers but you cannot keep Spring from coming.” Pablo Neruda. “The first blooms of spring always make my ...

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Stop the presses and throw all of your preconceived notions about the monarda or bee balm out the door. I swear, I have had marigolds taller than these new monardas. I have more flowers now on my ...