How’s your flower knowledge? Do you know the difference between a lily and a daylily, and can you recognize which is which in a flower garden? It might sound like splitting lily hairs, but it’s ...

FARGO — Do you know why the gardener took a photo of the ailing plant? He thought it would help it photosynthesize. High summer is an incredible time in the flower garden. A well-designed perennial ...

Hostas, coral bells, and hellebores are excellent border plants that tolerate shade. These perennials thrive in low-light conditions and grow quickly with minimal upkeep. They add rich color and ...

Don Herr’s stunning daylilies are so Pennsylvania Dutch they have names like Strubly, Rutchin’ and Ferhoodled. His daylilies, however, are much more than just clever names. Plants he has hybridized ...

Last summer, Don Herr watched his garden for potential. He collected pollen and dusted it onto flowers in hopes of creating something new. He worked slower than usual, an hour at a time, all the while ...

Daylilies are a favorite among many gardeners, and for substantial reasons too. Apart from being the perfect pair for most spring bulbs, daylilies also belong to that invaluable class of garden plants ...

Cornell Cooperative Extension Oneida County’s Parker F. Scripture Botanical Gardens daylilies have been blooming since early July. The blooms have been colorful and plentiful, such a welcoming site. A ...

Mother Nature is unpredictable and extreme weather can take its toll on plants. Discover rugged perennials and shrubs that ...

Amarillo’s official flower is the daylily (not day lily). Before I was introduced to the genus Hemerocallis (daylily) I really did not like them. To me daylilies were those tall, orange (bar ditch) ...

Daylilies are among America’s favorite perennial plants for good reasons — they bloom for long periods of time, spring through fall, and they are low maintenance and drought tolerant once established.

I recently taught several courses on growing and breeding daylilies to the Sandhills Daylily Club and to regular and continuing education classes at Fayetteville Tech's Horticulture Education facility ...

I love reading your column, although I can’t do most of what you talk about such as having a vegetable garden or planting various types of bulbs which you wrote about today. The reason for that is ...