He named these plants from the Caryophyllaceae family “divine flower” (dios = divine plus anthos = flower). The Romans brought Dianthus to Europe and England, and from there these plants were ...

Joellen Dimond plants Swiss chard, Dianthus and pansies; and Mr. D. discusses planting fruit trees. This week on The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South, University of Memphis Director of ...

Flowers aren’t just ornamental, they can be beneficial, too. This is especially true when it comes to your vegetable garden. “Planting flowers alongside vegetables provides numerous horticultural ...

Chances are that you grow the National Garden Bureau's 2004 Flower of the Year. It's the dianthus, a plant with many aliases and species. Your plants could be Sweet Williams, or maybe you raise ...

Zawislak said flowers in the dianthus family are very good sources of pollen, as are those of the Virginia creeper. Clovers and lilies are also good spring sources for pollinators.