The United States Geological Survey quickly deleted the alert, saying it had been sent in error. “This isn’t a good look,” one earthquake expert said. By Erin ...

On a warm and sunny late-September afternoon, I stood in the middle of a new meadow. It was a treed lot just three years ago, and then the owners cleared the lot for building a home, which never ...

Swamp sunflowers are tall, native perennials with bright yellow flowers that attract pollinators. Perennial salvias, like Mexican bush sage, are heat-tolerant and provide nectar for bees and ...

As summer winds down, you'll have noticed an uptick in the availability of pumpkins, gourds, and chrysanthemums (or mums) in garden centers, nurseries, or the box retailers you purchase from. And ...

After prayers and a little luck, the world's tallest sunflower on record now stands nearly the height of a residential telephone pole. A "monster bloom" grown in the backyard of an Indiana family beat ...

An Indiana man has accomplished his goal of growing the world's tallest sunflower. Alex Babich of Fort Wayne had a mission to break the record of a 30-foot sunflower, which was set in Germany. He ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Rabbitbrush is an important late-season plant for pollinators, beneficial insects, and wildlife. This new queen will forage before finding overwintering ...

When the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency released its first round of data on certified crop acres for the 2025 growing season on Aug. 1, the numbers held a surprise for sunflowers ...

A common pitfall in the current gardening-for-nature trend is the dreaded late-summer “pollinator gap.” This is when gardeners who are trying to help pollinators load the yard with flowers that bloom ...

Get ready for sunflower season!Grinter Farms in Lawrence says its sunflowers are on track to bloom around Labor Day.The well-known sunflower spot posted photos of the stalks on Facebook, saying they ...