As I look back at this gardening year, one of the plants I enjoyed most was the Upscaled Red Velvet monarda or bee balm. I am in my third year growing this fairly new variety, and it is just getting ...

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 ...

Earlier this season, when my granddaughter asked me what my favorite garden flower was, I had to stop and think before telling her my favorite is probably red bee balm. I was reminded of our ...

Chenille, Taffeta and Velvet may sound like the hottest designer fabrics for 2023 but they are the newest Upscale monarda or bee balm coming out this spring. The Upscale monarda series from Proven ...

When the Great Kills Garden Club first adopted Seaside Nature Park as a club project, back in 2003, the focal point of the garden in midsummer was a magnificent planting of Bee Balm, otherwise known ...

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 ...

For many years starting in 1991 up until a few years ago, I was fortunate to have the opportunity each July to lead a field trip along the Blue Ridge Parkway offered as part of the Native Plants ...