Cimicifuga simplex, a Japanese herb, has three different pollinator guilds. At high altitudes it is pollinated by bumblebees. In lowlands, Impatiens textori, a much superior nectar-producer, ...

Tradition has it that a garden plant must have at least three valuable attributes before it is worth growing. Well, try a statuesque shapely frame - erect and almost wiry - with ramrod-straight stems ...

Gardens can look a little sad at this time of year, so make sure you plant some late summer stunners IF you’re after a plant that flowers later in the season, look no further than Actaea simplex ...

PERENNIALS: Aconitum carmichaelii; Actaea simplex (formerly known as Cimicifuga); Artemisia lactiflora; Japanese anemones (A. hupehensis and A x hybrida); asters (the novi-belgii kinds are prone to ...