ROBBINSTON, Maine (WABI) - You see them carpeting the side of roadways all over the state- lupine flowers are in full bloom right now. But how much do you really know about this wildflower? “They ...

Many local gardeners plant so they have a constant supply of blooms, they tell us. "We have a garden of earthly delights," writes Chuck Brennecke of Romeo of his vibrant garden. "From blue on blue in ...

Ever had trouble getting seeds to germinate in the garden in the spring? If so, it’s time to do some research to see if your seeds need to be cold stratified before you plant them.

Among the rare roses, daisies and lush succulents, the blue lupines in the Alcatraz gardens may not stick out to wandering tourists. But they’re the only plants on the island that have passed through ...

One of my favorite perennials is the lupine. They grow wild across Canada and parts of the United States. In urban gardens they’re short-lived perennials, particular about their sun exposure. Those in ...

Though they're often light pink to white, azaleas can also come in brilliant purple varieties. (Look for ‘Autumn Amethyst’ ...

LUPINES are spring on a stalk -- scented plumes in blue, purple, red and yellow surrounded by a slowly moving haze of bees. Once they were L.A.’s most common wildflowers, thriving in spent soils on ...

It's easy to spot this one, blooming in April and May. Individual plants are biennial, living their first year with leaves, and blooming the next season. The plants are typically tightly crowded ...

The false lupine ( Thermopsis chinensis) is one of the earliest sunny perennials to flower in the spring. The pealike flowers resemble those of false indigo and true lupines. Butterflies are attracted ...

If your land has been charred, saturated, salinified, dehydrated, liquified, bulldozed or frozen by extreme weather, you may need to revegetate. The sooner it is stabilized with living things, the ...

If your land has been charred, saturated, salinified, dehydrated, liquified, bulldozed and frozen by extreme weather, you may need to revegetate. The sooner it is stabilized with living things, the ...