April is National Native Plant Month, so what better time to celebrate our state wildflower, the Coreopsis? The word Coreopsis comes from “koris,” which means bug, and “opsis,” which means appearance.

Coreopsis, otherwise known as tickseed, is a genus of flowering plants native to North and South America, with over 100 species available and countless hybrids. Its off-putting common name, 'tickseed, ...

A good haircut does a lot of us good, and it is true in the plant world as well, especially with annuals and perennials. In the middle of the summer, some perennials need a heavy pruning to bloom ...