The 2026 Perennial Plant of the Year is Blackhawks big bluestem, a cultivar of one of the dominant grasses of the North American tallgrass prairies.

A guide to seven of the best perennials to plant in January, and you can get all of these as bare-root plants to benefit bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds ...

Here are the winners for 2026. Year of the Ficus. Ficusses are quite common houseplants. The edible fig is also part of the Ficus family. The key to growing healthy indoor Ficus is to give plants as ...

If your New Year’s goal is to create or convert a garden bed to native plants, the “Plant by Numbers” resources from The Ohio ...

Daylilies are drought-tolerant once established but require regular watering when they're young. Water them deeply once a ...

An interesting crop of new annual flowers is poised to debut in the 2026 growing season, including a caladium with black ...

Looking for an easy-to-grow tropical plant? This perennial grows quickly and offers beautiful blooms even when contained to a ...

A little gardening effort this January will pay off tenfold when the warmer weather ...

Are you yearning for a summer garden full of vibrant flowers? If you're twiddling your thumbs in late winter, plant this ...

The nation’s premier color trend-setter — the New Jersey-based Pantone Color Institute — each year selects a “Color of the Year” that it believes best speaks to the times. For 2026, that color is ...

My creative edge is in full swing now that the month of January is nearly over. To me, the cold is not a hindrance as much as ...

It has been found that butterflies and bees are more strongly attracted to gardens with a greater diversity of pollen-rich ...