These resilient beauties bring color and life to your garden for many years, making them long-term investments. Plant now, ...

Who doesn't love seeing their garden filled with bright and beautiful blooms? To get more from your perennials, learn which ...

Black-eyed Susan is a versatile and easy-going perennial that is tolerant of heat, drought, and poor soil. You can plant ...

Wondering if you've missed the boat on summer planting? Here are eight perennials that you can still plant in July.

Want a vibrant garden without breaking the bank? You can start these 13 flowers from seed and skip on buying the costlier nursey-grown young plants.

Native insects have evolved along with native plants, so they recognize them as food. Filling a garden with exotic plants ...

In Southern gardens, many perennial plants benefit from being planted in part shade. Learn what partial shade really means and how to site plants accordingly in the garden. Discover beautiful ...

As far as summer perennials go, catmint is at the top of horticulturist Christine Froehlich’s list for pruning. "The number one to prune back is nepeta. Once it flowers and starts looking sloppy, cut ...

A perennial is a plant that lives for more than two years. Some perennial trees can live for thousands of years, while other plants, like lavender, live closer to 10.

Fall is an ideal time for planting flowering perennials, and we could write a long list of reasons why you should think about adding some to your garden. First, perennials don’t have to be ...

Plants that prefer it a bit warmer - crape myrtle or the flowering perennial hardy hibiscus, for example - are "smart" enough to wait until later in spring to get started.

Looking for a plant to help you fill those tough to manage spots in the drier and shadier parts of the garden? Here are three ...