We often think of pruning that is done in winter or early spring, before new buds appear. But a light June trim on this ...

Cultivating wild plants at home provides more than pretty flowers or foliage. Legumes like this drought-hardy species improve ...

Summer heat doesn't have to leave your garden looking worn out and tired when certain perennial choices are built to thrive ...

Purple coneflower is a low-maintenance native plant that adds beauty to your garden and supports pollinators and birds.

Plant these long-lived perennials once and they’ll reward you for decades ...

Perennials create structure and continuity,” says master gardener Angela Judd. “If you select the right ones, they will also ...

Plants are classified as annuals, biennials or perennials based on their life cycles. Biennials, like foxglove, have a vegetative year followed by a flowering year. Perennials, including woody shrubs ...

You’ve probably heard plants described as annuals and perennials in gardening. Knowing the difference between annual vs. perennial plants will help you understand how each type will behave in your ...

Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. Haley ...

Dividing herbaceous perennials in the fall is an easy way to create new plants for your garden. A herbaceous perennial overwinters as a fleshy underground mass that can be cut into smaller pieces to ...