Annuals die after one season, but perennials return each year with proper care. Top perennial picks include black-eyed Susans, chrysanthemums, daylilies, hostas, and peonies. Other great choices are ...

It may feel counterproductive to make plans for planting things when other flora around you is shedding leaves, but November ...

When To Cut Back Perennials In the crunch of fall chores and yard cleanup, you’ll have to carve out some time to tend to your ...

But no garden is complete without a combination of shade-loving and sun-loving perennials. Perennials are like the backbone of a well-plotted landscape, creating continuity and marking the changing ...

Old names have certainly circled back into popularity, and according to recent lists, garden-related names are back in style, too, like Violet, Dahlia, Ivy, Lily, Rose and Daisy. I guess no one wants ...

Good news: Gardening participation is up with a surprising new twist. The recent National Gardening Association survey shows another yearly increase, but interestingly the largest boost in spending ...

No matter where you are in your gardening journey — whether you're a complete novice, someone who's dabbled with houseplants, or an experienced gardener — the desire for a thriving outdoor space ...

Most all of us are familiar with the bearded iris in some form or another. I frequently hear people exclaim with fondness in their voices (when they hear I am an iris lover, grower and sufferer of ...

Most of my favorite plants are herbaceous perennials. I love trees and shrubs, and could not live without my short-lived annual flowers. But the variety of plants that excite and dazzle me for nearly ...

Perennial plants promise to return every year yet they take their time to settle in. The first year, they sleep. The next year, they creep. And then they leap. It’s leap year for the perennial garden ...