The plant that many people call bee-balm is more frequently admired in the wild than in the garden. Its flowers, perched high atop four-foot stems, brighten the dappled shade of woodland borders with ...

Gardeners Swear By Bee Balm—Here’s How to Keep It Thriving originally appeared on Dengarden. Gardeners looking to roll out the red carpet for hummingbirds, butterflies, and bees, need to look no ...

Pinching or cutting back bee balm early in the season can promote branching and flowering. Late season pruning is best for disease prevention. Diseased plant material should be thrown in the trash or ...

Nothing ruins a backyard bonfire or happy hour on the patio quite like mosquitoes. Not only do these pesky insects leave itchy welts when they bite, they're also known to transmit diseases. While bug ...

The plant that many people call bee-balm is more frequently admired in the wild than in the garden. Its flowers, perched high atop four-foot stems, brighten the dappled shade of woodland borders with ...

Soft lavender flowers resembling tiny pom-poms are blooming in my yard. They’re also displaying in a wild patch of native flowers at a nearby local park, as well as in many prairies and naturalized ...

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 ...

The neighbors might just see it as a pretty flower, but both nature-focused gardeners and kitchen experimenters know the many colorful secrets that lie within bee balm's blooms and leaves. With ...

Kelly Schultz peered into the lavender blooms of a bee balm plant and gasped. Gathering nectar was a fuzzy insect with a black head and a rusty-colored patch on its yellow back. It was the federally ...