When August comes around, the heat of summer is still with us. However, fall isn't far around the corner, bringing the promise of cooler months. While the prospect of cooler temperatures may be a ...

Are you yearning for a summer garden full of vibrant flowers? If you're twiddling your thumbs in late winter, plant this ...

Plant hardy fall bloomers like violas and asters to keep your garden blooming into cooler months. Choose blooming fuchsia for instant color that lasts through October or longer. These low-maintenance ...

Flower bulbs are being planted in a trench in a garden. - Natallia Ustsinava/Shutterstock Emily Dickinson thought hope was the "thing with feathers," but a flower bulb seems like a better metaphor for ...

Think you've missed your opportunity this year to plant flowers? Not so fast. The last weeks of summer are prime time to get flowers in the ground that will provide you with weeks of vibrant blooms ...

It’s now the middle of August when warblers and other neotropical migrant birds are starting to move south. American redstarts feeding on or looking for insects have shown up in the front yard and ...

August takes command of summer with many high-temperature days and much less rain than preceding months. The collective effect calms the wildflower season to such a degree that many people who enjoy ...