Perennial plants can live for years, even decades, adding beauty to your garden with very little care. Flowering perennials typically produce blooms by the second year, though some will burst with ...

What a joy to see some perennial color in early spring. I have a few early blooming perennials that are lovely now while others are just beginning to break through the ground. I have several ...

Spring often brings a long list of gardening chores such as cutting back dead growth after a long winter. Spring pruning can rejuvenate many types of plants and make way for fresh leafy growth.

When gardeners think of spring-blooming bulbs, the top four plants that come to mind are crocus, daffodils, hyacinths and ...

Autumn is here, and many gardeners like to continue gardening through the season. The crisp, cool weather shouldn’t deter you from adding new plants to your garden or home landscape. As soon as the ...

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 ...

Warm winter days are perfect for garden prep. Try these 5 early tasks to get a head start on the growing season—no digging in ...

My favorite shade perennial is Lenten rose (Helleborus). This unique perennial is native to mountainous areas of Greece and Turkey. It has evergreen foliage and blooms remarkably early with pretty ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Spring in Colorado is grand if you’re OK with switching between a heavy jacket and a tank top. We never complain about spring rain or even snow since all ...

As I wander the grounds of the arboretum throughout the month of May, my eye is caught by the blue flowers of the late spring-blooming plant commonly known as Stokes aster. Closely related to its ...

To propagate amaryllis by seed, harvest the seedpods soon after they turn yellow and begin to break open. Dry the seed pods a ...