It's easy to understand why gardeners choose to litter their plots with perennial plants. Different from annual plants, which have to be re-planted every year, perennials continue to bloom for several ...

Adding tall perennials to your garden is one of the best ways to create visual interest, bring balance, and elevate your overall garden design. These towering plants draw the eye upward, create a ...

Lavender (Lavandula) is a fragrant perennial that blooms about eight to 10 weeks after planting. It is known for its purple ...

A guide for when to support perennials, including the best time of year to get stakes in place, and how you can damage plants ...

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 ...

If you're looking for some plants to soften the transition between your larger picks and your driveway or path, these short ...

It’s time to ready the garden for fall. A checklist of things to do in August: Prepare the soil for fall vegetables by adding 2-4 inches of quality compost. Some can be sown or transplanted now, ...

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.

M.B.: Tall perennials need more discipline. Mark your calendar now to remind yourself to give crew cuts in May and June. Cutting back tall-growing perennials in late spring and early summer will give ...

* What it is: Culver’s root is a Pennsylvania-native perennial that’s recognizable by its very tall and slender white flower spikes that bloom from late June and throughout July into early August.

If you’re looking to turn your backyard into a hummingbird hotspot, you don’t have to stick to the traditional “red only” ...