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 shade garden is a green and contemplative refuge. It can also be a botanical calendar, with flowers signaling the change of seasons. Well-chosen perennials for shade provide texture and pattern, ...

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 ...

July is a good time to add blooming plants like Itoh peonies, Stewartia, and sea holly to your garden. ‘Blue Moon’ and ‘Amethyst Falls’ wisteria are recommended for northern gardens due to their ...

Usually we think of shade as the kiss of death for a flower garden. This isn’t really true. Here are quite a few options for blooming plants that are often forgotten just because they aren’t ...

An interesting crop of new annual flowers is poised to debut in the 2026 growing season, including a caladium with black leaves and a bright-white zinnia that blooms all summer despite high heat.

Itoh peonies are great in a vase. Stewartia blossom Sea holly or Eryngium Campanula glomerata spreads by root, but is not a thug. ‘Sun King’ Aralia July is a great month for blossoms – but only if you ...

Dry shade plants are often difficult to find for gardens. Native ginger, bottlebrush buckeye, and Solomon's seal are three plants that tolerate dry shade. It's important to water plants thoroughly ...

July is a great month for blossoms – but only if you have planned for that to happen. Many gardeners go to their local nurseries in May and June, selecting plants in full bloom. But when July comes ...