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 ...
Baptisia or “False Indigo,” as it is commonly known, is an herbaceous perennial that is regarded as one of the best plants for a perennial border. A member of the Pea family, its common name stems ...
What's not to love about cuddly low-growers? But sometimes, you want a plant to announce itself, to stand out and above the rest. Several easy-going giants are among the perennials that highlight ...
I recently had to take out my 10-foot tripod Hasegawa pruning ladder to take a picture of a flower blossom while standing on the top step. The flower, a black-eyed Susan, stood 9 feet, 3 inches tall ...
As you prepare your garden for winter, you might want to start planning for the year ahead with plants that we predict will ...
Looking to plant some perennials on your property? Or maybe you're trying to grow a flourishing shade garden. Hillside Black Beauty (Actaea simplex) is one unconventional but striking pick that should ...
Perennial flowers may be expensive but are well worth the investment. Summer perennials come back year after year, and many are low-maintenance, easy-care plants. Moreover, the perennials you'll find ...
There's one vivid blue flower that transforms from golden fall beauty to a spring showstopper, offering pollinator appeal and ...
We’ve all heard about the importance of “good bones” in a garden, of using plants with lofty stature to define structure and form in a perennial border. Large plants create a vertical profile in a ...
Could you tell me which perennials are the easiest to grow around here for a planting in late April? Are there any articles or books on this? A: You've got lots of good choices. If ease of growth ...
A beautifully blooming onion, two new coneflowers in unusual colors, and three new drought-tough sedums are among the most interesting new perennial flowers debuting in the 2019 growing season.