Planting echinacea alongside vegetables and other perennials can create a healthier and more balanced garden ecosystem. Additionally, echinacea’s deep roots help improve soil structure and ...

Bee-friendly gardens make people happy! Whether your preference is a tranquil sanctuary from a chaotic world, an eye-catching ...

Flowering perennials, annuals and bedding plants will ... To do this, cut or pinch back plants by half. Sedum, rudbeckia, echinacea, helenium and golden rod will all respond well to this technique.

Combining perennials that bloom during each season ensures your garden or landscaping will be constantly flowering ...

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Now that your vegetables and flowers have almost finished their growing cycle, it is time to think about saving seeds for next year. Saving seeds has several benefits. You can save money. You can ...

Instead of cutting every perennial to ground level before the first frost, gardeners are now being selective. Allowing the dried seed heads of plants like purple coneflower (Echinacea), black-eyed ...

Fall is an ideal time to plant perennials and shrubs, when temperatures are cooler and rainfall is plentiful. Just make sure they’re suited to withstand winters in your USDA Hardiness zone (find ...

The cold acts as a natural curb on the spread of plant pests and diseases. Slugs are less active and fungal spores will be ...

Question: Do roses, strawberries and perennial flowers really need winter protection? Mine have always survived without doing anything special. Answer: Although all will usually survive without ...

As colder weather beckons, now is the time to save your plants, tackle your soil, harvest the last of your summer veg and ...

The most pleasant perennial gardens are a combination of types. Most perennials bloom profusely during a specific season, such as spring, mid-summer or fall. Peonies bloom in late May through ...