A vibrant field of purple salvia flowers in full bloom - cybernut/Shutterstock Salvias are one of those plants that can really make a garden pop. They also come in hundreds of different varieties, so ...

Research shows hummingbirds love red flowers, but they also love anything bright and tubular. Blue-blooming sages are popular ...

Salvia is the largest genus of plants in the mint family with more than 800 different types, from annuals and biennials to perennials and even some shrubby forms. Most are thought of as ornamentals, ...

As the time approaches for seasonal pruning of Salvias, the appropriate care prioritizes treating each type separately. My ...

Hummingbirds migrate north in the spring, and their arrival is eagerly anticipated by some gardeners. Certain plants, like cuphea, geraniums, impatiens, lantana, nicotiana, petunias, salvias, and ...

About two months ago, this column addressed the annual hard pruning of salvia plants. Interested readers can review that column by browsing to http://ongardening.com ...

The name Salvia comes from the Latin word “salvere” which means “to heal.” The name Salvia was given to honor this plant’s healing properties. Both the ancient Greeks and Romans used Salvia ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you haven’t been paying attention, hummingbirds are a thing. Actually, they've been a thing for a long time. There are whole ...