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Most perennials bloom profusely during a specific season, such as spring, mid-summer or fall. Peonies bloom in late May through early June, tall iris flower in mid-June, and garden phlox blossom ...

Many perennial plants benefit from being divided every three to five years to improve plant performance. In general, spring and early-summer blooming plants are the best candidates for fall division.

Tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera), a cousin of the magnolia, is absolutely stunning in spring when it's fragrant, ...

Do you know why perennials ... deep watering plants in fall when autumn rains are lacking. Such watering can mean the difference between healthy vigorous growth next spring, versus stressed ...

Many of us have heard the adage “there is no such thing as a weed.” The idea being that any plant has its uses if planted in the right place. Many of the undesirable plants we work so hard to ...

Gardeners are future oriented. They tend to evaluate their gardens and landscape flowers, shrubs and trees. If a plant in one ...

WITHOUT QUESTION, I believe that fall foliage color is the most underutilized (although stunningly brilliant) and unplanned ...

Selecting the right bulbs will bring splashes of color in the spring. These crocuses are one of the first flowers to pop up ...