"Compared with annuals, perennials offer long-term beauty, require minimal maintenance and provide a foundational landscape ...

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 ...

A super long-blooming native Joe-Pye eupatorium, a new pink-bloomer that’s a hummingbird magnet, and four new perennial ...

Looking for easy ways to add lots of color to your yard, no matter how much space you have to fill? Bushes that attract butterflies are the answer! Plant just a few bushes to fill in empty corners, or ...

During the past several weeks we have enjoyed the colorful show created by all the spring flowering shrubs. Everyone enjoys these spring blooms because they truly lift our spirits, delivering spring ...

February is a pivotal month for home gardeners across North America. As winter fades and spring approaches, many are eager to ...

A wide array of flowering plants will bloom when grown indoors. Match the plant to the growing conditions and your maintenance style.

* What it is: ‘Black Adder’ is a hybrid variety of the U.S. native perennial Agastache foeniculum and Korean mint (Agastache rugosa). It’s distinctive for its nearly black buds that open into ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hummingbird with white breast, blue head, and green wings sitting on a branch. - Jeff R Clow/Getty Images Hummingbirds, because of ...

Deer might be graceful visitors in the wild, but when they wander into your garden, they can turn prized blooms into a ...

I have a lot of pruning to do in my garden this winter and would like some advice on how to force some of the branches into flower? — Patty Harris, Riverwoods. Winter is a long ...