The colorful, adaptable wildflower bee balm plants make a great addition to flower beds, cottage gardens, tall borders, and herb gardens. But what should you plant with it? The list below includes ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! These warm, 80 degree F days are still hanging around as we enter mid-October. I have a feeling they are not going to last forever and cool, fall weather ...

Pollinators need a little consideration as we head into the hot summer months. A sip of water and a place to rest their wings ...

With its gorgeous red, purple, or pink blooms, bee balm (Monarda spp.) puts on an incredible show in the garden, attracting a wide variety of pollinators that include hummingbirds, butterflies, and, ...

There are some creatures you don't want hanging around in your garden, but hummingbirds aren't one of them — and this herb ...

Few sights in a backyard garden are as magical as a hummingbird hovering mid-air, its iridescent feathers catching the light as it dips into a bloom. These tiny, fast-moving birds are drawn to ...

* What it is: ‘Purple Rooster’ is a summer-blooming U.S. native perennial that’s different in two ways from most bee balms – 1.) its flowers are violet-purple instead of traditional red, and 2.) it’s ...

As I look back at this gardening year, one of the plants I enjoyed most was the Upscaled Red Velvet monarda or bee balm. I am in my third year growing this fairly new variety, and it is just getting ...

"Plant Bee Balm they say. It attracts pollinators they say ... not like that!!!" ...