Perennial flowers are a gardener’s best friend, returning year after year with little maintenance. But some bloom for on ...

Once your seedlings are sufficiently tough, plant them in their forever home. Pick a spot with good drainage, decent sun, and, ideally, somewhere you’ll remember to water them. Dig a hole, plop them ...

It might be winter, but planting season will be here before we know it. For those needing help selecting a new tree, shrub, ...

Flowering perennial plants are a long-lived component of a colorful summer landscape. Most home gardeners purchase their perennials in containers for immediate effect. To economize and possibly ...

But even seedy veterans often overlook starting another class of plants indoors from seeds – perennial flowers. These are the ones that come back year after year from their own roots (at least ...

It is a good idea to leave perennials unpruned over winter: they provide food and shelter for wildlife and can look ...

Meanwhile, ornamental grasses and dry habitat perennials are perfect for semi-extensive green roofs. For example, Stipa tenuissima, helictotrichon sempervirens, dianthus, Armeria, potentilla, achillea ...

An area on the outside of a tree trunk that appears to be stained white or looks wet during summer is likely bacterial ...

When you hear “Buy Local”, most of us immediately think of eating farmers market veggies and buying artisan products to ...

It's an excellent choice for hot, sunny spots and can thrive in a container. Angelonia is often grown as an annual but is perennial in Zones 9-11. The black-eyed Susan is one of the easiest flowers to ...