Get beautiful blooms and herbs in summer by starting these choice garden picks from seed in spring

Sandpaper verbena's deep purple flowers create a colorful carpet in drought-tolerant gardens

Plant downy yellow violet in eastern U.S. woodland gardens for its heart-shaped leaves and bright yellow flowers

You may fall for PPG Pittsburgh Paints’ Turning Oakleaf if you like your hues warm, mellow and cheery

Gaillardia aristata welcomes wildlife, shrugs off drought and poor soils, and can help restore grasslands

These fascinating moths may be helpful pollinators for your garden. Here’s how to coax them your way

Stately New York ironweed attracts pollinators with its blooms at the end of summer and birds with its seeds in fall

Plant seeds this fall for rich swaths of golden blooms in the garden come summer

Coveted by California beekeepers and wildlife gardeners, phacelias are worth planting now for their prolific blue to purple spring blooms

Savor snack-tastic sunflower seeds once the radiant blooms have faded — if the birds have saved you any, that is