There's something genuinely wonderful about watching a swallowtail drift across your garden and land on a bloom you planted ...

Many reasons, but one is that one of my favorite plants blooms in the fall. As a gardener, I have many favorite plants, but this one rises above the others because of the sounds surrounding it. Keep ...

Editor’s note: This article was originally published on Oct. 4, 2024. Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners. This week I want to talk about goldenrod, (genus Solidago). Driving through the ...

Many common flowering plants that grow on roadsides and fields are more beneficial than you might think. One of these plants you should consider letting flower this year is goldenrod (Solidago spp.).

If your allergies act up in late summer, don’t blame goldenrod. “What’s making you sneeze is ragweed,” said Sharon Yiesla, plant knowledge specialist at The Morton Arboretum in Lisle. Goldenrod is ...

Of all the wildflowers — or weeds, if you prefer — goldenrod (Solidago) is one of the most recognizable. Its plumes of bright yellow flowers atop tall stems bob in the breeze, making its presence hard ...

If there ever was a Rodney Dangerfield of the garden plant world, it would be the goldenrod. Down through the generations, it has been blamed for hay fever symptoms experienced by everyone from Myles ...

With fall soon to arrive, many of us are beginning to suffer seasonal allergies. Fall allergies are typically caused by pollen floating in the air, and goldenrod frequently gets the blame. Although ...

They’re not just pretty — they also offer sustenance to the creatures that live in your garden, which is crucial as the seasons (and the climate) change. By Margaret Roach “Move the needle away from ...

Goldenrod is blooming. The plume-shaped sprays of tiny fluffy golden yellow flowers dance in the autumn breeze atop tall stems — along the roadsides, in the fields and open woods and, yes, even in ...

For a sun-loving native perennial that blooms through fall, consider planting Fireworks goldenrod (Solidago rugosa ‘Fireworks’). This clump-forming perennial has stems that are stiff and sturdy. The ...

There are 19 species of goldenrod, Solidago sp., that are native to Maine, each unique in size, leaf shape, or the form in which it displays its golden flowers in late summer and early fall. Learning ...