"They can be deadheaded when flowers fade, which can encourage new blooms.” Sweet alyssum is a cool season annual with pretty flowers that can be white, pink, purple, and peach. Sweet alyssum ...

In addition, many annuals such as sweet alyssum, zinnias, sunflowers, and calendula, are also good allies in welcoming pollinators. In planting flowers to attract pollinators, the emphasis should ...

Sweet alyssum (Lobularia maritima) can be grown as a lovely ground cover, but it also has some pest-control benefits. "If you grow alyssum and let other umbelliferae plants like dill, celery ...

Find a selection of beautiful cosmos varieties in the Shop. 7. Sweet Alyssum Sweet alyssum is a sweet-smelling plant with an abundance of tiny flowers. It's well known for its ability to attract ...

Sweet alyssum (Lobularia maritima) is a flowering plant that can help add depth to your garden, but it's the benefit it offers to cucumber plants that makes it a popular choice for some gardeners. As ...

Indiana State University junior Hope French enjoyed Earth Day on the Quad Wednesday and took full advantage of what it had to offer. She carried a black cherry tree sapling, a small basil plant ...

They also attract predatory insects and are known to add trace minerals to the soil. Sweet alyssum is a delightful, low-growing flowering plant that attracts pollinators and natural enemies to the ...

Sweet alyssum is used as a companion to numerous plants thanks to its ability to attract ladybeetles, flower flies, and many other aphid predators. Small but showy flowers cover plants spring through ...