Hot-colored blooms can dominate the summer garden. But two persistent charmers claim the cooler side of the color palette: tea bush and Brazilian buttonbush. Hot-colored blooms can dominate the summer ...

Fall is just around the corner, and some of my summer bloomers are beginning to wind down. But birds and other wildlife continue to need sustenance from plants, and I continue to need focal points in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The water-loving buttonbush shrub can grow from 5-12 feet with a spread of 4-8 feet. Consider adding buttonbush, Cephalanthus ...

Fall is just around the corner, and some of my summer bloomers are beginning to wind down. But birds and other wildlife continue to need sustenance from plants, and I continue to need focal points in ...

One of my favorite destination plants when I kayak through local wetlands is buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis). This is a very distinctive medium-sized native shrub, the distinctive part being ...

Several years ago, my husband and I installed a deck in the back of our home. I wanted to plant something around it and I wanted native plantings that would be beneficial to pollinators and wildlife.

If you want to help butterflies and bees by making a pollinator garden, native plants are the way to go. Planting a variety of native plants including annuals, perennials, shrubs and trees is the best ...