A cool-season flower that can be set out in early spring, sweet alyssum fades in the summer heat, but its clusters of tiny ...

Catmint is the ideal low-maintenance perennial for any garden setting. Available in heights ranging from 8 inches to 3 feet ...

Question: I have a friend who is dividing her perennial flowers and has ... Answer: I would suggest choosing plants with a variety of blooming times so you can have color over a longer period.

What they all have in common is that these are late winter and spring-blooming plants ... All of these plants are perennial in most conditions, so even though they’ll die back during the ...

Some flowers may have evolved long stems to make it easier for echolocating bats to find them. Like insects and hummingbirds, bats that feed on nectar are important pollinators for hundreds of ...

The best practice is to deadhead mums frequently, snipping off flowers just as they start to fade. If done twice a week, it’s ...

These easy-to-grow plants are also known as hardy geraniums or cranesbill geraniums because the fruit they produce after flowering looks like the beak of a crane. Perennial geraniums are in the ...

The blanketflower is a dazzling little plant that is easy to grow, easy to combine and easy to love. With its long flowering ...

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You can also find plants at local full service nurseries and online. Early blooming perennial flowers include basket of gold alyssum, rock cress and Candytuft. Rock cress has flower colors in ...

Shrubs and trees are best planted in autumn and winter, giving them time to put down roots so they’re ready to cope with ...