Try these methods and ideas to help you create gardens that bloom from spring until first frost. We'll explain how timing ...

Got empty garden beds that feel more like barren patches than backyard paradise? It happens ot the best of us. Every gardener ...

Having a garden that's in bloom year-round is the dream -- if only it were simple to accomplish. While you could certainly pop seasonal annuals in the beds, the cost and the effort quickly add up. To ...

Perennials are the delight of the flower gardener. Showy and colorful like annuals, their longer lives make them a less ...

I am a confessed blooming perennial junkie. These reliable plants return year after year, filling my garden with color with very little effort on my part. Sure, I'll go for some annuals for containers ...

Ward Dilmore, founder and head landscape designer at Petrus Luxury Estate Landscaping Company, agrees, explaining that lavender is a heat- and full sun-loving plant. “If grown in shade, it will become ...

I have planted perennial flowers to replace some of my annual flowers so I do not have to replant every year. Most of my perennials have very short bloom periods. Are there perennial varieties with ...

Hostas are becoming more and more popular by the year, but they don't bloom in the spring. To balance your garden out ...

Although many areas need rain, this has been a tremendous fall for gardening. Extended weeks of frost-free weather have given us more time to enjoy the autumn beauty of our perennial gardens. The most ...