Yeah, we're looking at you, Mr. and Mrs. Perennial Lover. You're the ones who planted a whole garden full of perennials a few years back and rarely dig in the dirt anymore, preferring a life of ...

Send this article to your social connections. My backyard is a graveyard, littered with the sad reminders of failed edible perennials. There’s a forlorn square along the western fence that was an ...

Derek Markham is a green living expert who started writing for Treehugger in 2012. This slender spring beauty may be the most well-known perennial vegetable. As demonstrated by its high price in the ...

SHOOTING FOR SUSTAINABILITY: Asparagus shoots are one of many edible perennials that grow well in Western North Carolina and can help provide food during the early spring months when annual crops are ...

Grow edible edging plants for borders along your property lines for fresh edible foodscaping crops all year round. Borders are great places to make use of permanent or perennial plants. An even better ...

The author of “The Heirloom Gardener” offers tips for growing a garden of lush perennials you can put in a soup or add to a salad. By Margaret Roach Many weeks before tomato seedlings can be safely ...

Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. Those ...

Flower gardens aren't just for beauty, bees, and butterflies. They can also be for enhancing the look and flavor of your food ...

An annual is a plant that lives and dies in one growing season. A perennial regrows and reblooms year after year. In our busy world, why plant anything but perennials? Because annuals are the backbone ...

EDITOR'S NOTE: This story appeared in The Register's Spring Home & Garden special section that appeared in the Wednesday, April 24, edition. To see more, including content only in the print section, ...

In their new book, “The Beautiful Edible Garden,” designers Stefani Bittner and Leslie Bennett urge readers to create a stylish outdoor space using vegetables, fruits and herbs as key landscaping ...

Fresh herbs can be expensive at the supermarket, but many perennial varieties are cheap and easy to grow at home.