A stunning coleus, no doubt planted for its chartreuse-edged maroon leaves, is now punctuated by gangly 2 1/2-foot-tall ...

many a gardener's thoughts turn to preparing for winter and cutting back perennials that may now seem far past their summer ...

Find out if chives are perennial plants that are hardy in your area or if you'll need to plant this herb again in spring.

The family of fall-friendly flowers includes hardy annuals as well as biennials and perennials. Keep in mind that 25 degrees ...

Sunflowers are gorgeous native plants that can grow to amazing heights in a single year. But are sunflowers perennials that ...

IT’S that tricky time in our gardens when all the perennials are disappearing and we’re waiting for the bulbs to come. But to ...

Nurseries selling mums in full bloom in the fall often refer to them as garden mums. These may be perennial or “florist” mums ...

Many popular herbs are annual plants that survive just one season. Others are perennials, which live and are productive for ...

To prevent winter sunscald of smooth-barked trees such as apples, wrap them now. A variety of wraps and tree tubes are ...

In nature soil never stays bare for very long, and that should tell you something. Mulching heavily takes its cue from the ...

Wilting flowers might not signal poor flower or plant health, but rather the effects of a sophisticated resource management strategy in plants, millions of years in the making.