As you transition your gardens from fall to winter, you may be contemplating a bit of garden clean up. Before reaching for the pruners and rakes, consider all the benefits and beauty of leaving ...

Paper bush (Edgeworthia chrysantha) produces highly fragrant flowers in late winter before most plants wake up in the garden. Native to Asia, the paper bush, named for its bark, is a durable shrub ...

When I first started gardening more than 40 years ago, it made no sense to me why anyone would plant a flower that lived for just one summer when there were so-called “perennials” that came back year ...

Add these easygoing perennials to your flower beds. Fact checked by Khara Scheppmann You’ve probably grown annual geraniums (in the genus Pelargonium) for years. But those plants are cousins to true ...

These low maintenance perennials from dogweed to bleeding hearts should be added to your garden for easy care all year round.

Perennial flowers may be expensive but are well worth the investment. Summer perennials come back year after year, and many are low-maintenance, easy-care plants. Moreover, the perennials you'll find ...

Q: Recently, you suggested transplanting a volunteer tree. I was at one of our local nurseries and noticed several perennial plants that I think will do great in my landscaping. Do you think I’d be ...

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