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 ...

Add mulch: Fall-planted perennials are susceptible to heaving out of the soil in the freeze-and-thaw cycles during their first winter in the landscape. To keep plants in place and protect their ...

Spring is a time for new beginnings and a fresh start, and that includes your garden. To help refresh your outdoor space, plant perennial flowers that will bloom for years to come. From colorful ...

Do perennial flowers reduce a gardener’s work? Perennials do eliminate the need to replant every year, but they’re not work-free, and that’s good. Gardening isn’t just about the end results, it’s also ...

I admit that I am drawn to stunning swathes of blooming perennials. The drawback to a major color show is that many of these plants fizzle out at about the same time. The most successful perennial ...

Now is the time to get in your garden and pretty up your green space so you have the most enviable flowers on the block when summer arrives. Not sure what to plant? Give these seven perennial flowers ...

Now that spring has officially arrived and the sun has returned, our gardens are beginning to brim with activity. Bees are buzzing about, visiting early flowers; foliage is emerging everywhere; and ...

“My work schedule has been keeping me out of my perennial garden and now I will be on vacation until early April. Will I be too late to clean up the garden without damaging the perennials? Do you have ...

Spring in Colorado is grand if you’re OK with switching between a heavy jacket and a tank top. We never complain about spring rain or even snow since all moisture is welcome and needed for water use, ...