Perennial plants can live for years, even decades, adding beauty to your garden with very little care. Flowering perennials typically produce blooms by the second year, though some will burst with ...

While strawberry plants need some cold to send them into dormancy, they also need protection from freezing weather. Here's ...

Hostas are easy to care for in summer shade gardens. When fall arrives, here's when to cut back hostas and stop watering and ...

As spring awakens and the days begin to stretch, gardeners eagerly anticipate the first blooms of the season. However, for those with shady gardens, it can sometimes feel like the options are limited.

If you want your yard or garden to wake up in stunning color after a long winter, plant this undemanding perennial in October ...

What a joy to see some perennial color in early spring. I have a few early blooming perennials that are lovely now while others are just beginning to break through the ground. I have several ...

There is perhaps no sight more exciting to an avid gardener than a yard full of spring-blooming bulbs in full flower. In ...

Discover why some flowering bulbs need to be planted in spring, while some need to be planted in fall, according to garden ...

Perennials, plants that return from the ground every year, are peeking their leaves out of the ground and it is time to give them some attention. Early spring care for perennials can help them look ...

While it might not be as easy to work with as a large garden, a small patio can still host a wide variety of beautiful ...

Pushing fallen leaves into garden beds to insulate plants and nourish the soil will also shelter hibernating insects that, in ...