Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Coneflowers grow alongside white Astrantia - mcajan/Shutterstock As summer starts to wind down, one of the first things many of us ...

Woman digging in a raised garden bed in winter, preparing for spring. - Natalia Savilova/Shutterstock In the heart of winter, your yard may be draped in shades of gray and white, but January is the ...

OF all the so-called "cottage garden" plants, the astrantia is one of the most endearing. But, like many of its fellows, it cannot truthfully trace its ancestry back to the cottage garden - and that ...

Astrantia major or Ruby Wedding was introduced in 1986 in Oxfordshire, England at the garden of Phyllis Barwood. It was named in honour of her 40th Ruby Anniversary and what a distinction that must ...

GINA PARKINSON feels a touch sentimental as talks up the astrantia. The astrantia is an attractive family of cottage garden plants providing long-lasting interest from as early as April and well into ...

If you want a garden with lots of color during the peak of summer, consider a clump-forming herbaceous plant that grows pincushion-like flowers resembling exploding stars or bright-burning campfires.

As summer starts to wind down, one of the first things many of us miss is the quiet yet constant hum of pollinators drifting through the garden. That soft buzz is the sound of a thriving yard in peak ...

In the heart of winter, your yard may be draped in shades of gray and white, but January is the perfect time to take out your sketch book and plan your garden. It's also not too early to start some ...