Perennials are the mainstay of the garden during the growing season. Many gardeners add annuals to flower beds and containers in summer, to have blooms happening continuously. But there are also ...

For many of us, hummingbirds are one of the main reasons behind our flower gardens, and this flower will keep them coming in ...

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 pinnacle goal for every gardener is to have a flower bed that dazzles all season long. Some green thumb energy and great weather certainly help in that department, but certain flowers bloom extra ...

Summer is the height of the garden season, when most perennials put on their flower show. As a professional gardener, much of my planning and design work includes considering which perennial plants ...

* What it is: Native to Africa, montbretia/crocosmia is a July- and August-blooming iris-family perennial flower with red, orange, or bright-gold tubular flowers and strappy leaves. Shoots emerge from ...

Why did the gardener bury a $100 bill beneath each new perennial? The tag said they needed rich soil. Dollar bills might add a little organic matter as they decompose, but it’s not necessary to bury ...

Two new mandevilla vines with glowing flowers, a caladium with black leaves, and a bright-white zinnia that blooms all summer despite high heat headline the list of interesting new annual flowers ...