Peak summertime and monsoonal moisture have created a most spectacular display of wildflowers this year! Many flowers are taller and more prolific than anyone can remember. One of the most magnificent ...

Have you ever seen a beautiful lily in the wild? We tend to think of lilies as garden plants that beautify our yards in July, but native wild lilies, such as Canada lily, can be special — and ...

Part 4 of damp meadows. Turk’s-cap lily (Lilium supurbum) and Canada lily (Lilium canadense) are two of our most conspicuous, beautiful and beloved wildflowers. Everyone recognizes and loves lilies ...

"It took me some time to understand my water lilies…," wrote Claude Monet. "I cultivated them with no thought of painting them… One does not fully appreciate a landscape in one day… And then, suddenly ...

Daylily, lily-of-the-valley, toad lily, canna lily: Why do so many plants call themselves lilies that really aren’t? “Jealousy,” Woodruff Imberman says loftily. To him, the true lily is a special ...

What a joy it is to see the lilies breaking the ground this time of year. It makes me realize it will not be long before I have an abundance of lovely flowers. There are many different kinds of lilies ...

I recently described Alstroemeria, a Chilean plant, as an example of a passalong plant, one that is desirable and also prolific in growth. I also mentioned that this plant “produces large numbers of ...

Q: I am a volunteer who is taking care of the Revolutionary War Memorial site at First and Market. The site is also referred to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. This summer I noticed plants that were ...

I love lilies. They take little effort to plant and grow, and the rewards are huge. They're winter hardy, so once you plant them they stay forever, multiply quickly, and provide large, often fragrant ...