The summer chorus of herbaceous perennials lights up our flower beds with swathes of color, texture, and life, as pollinators ...

coneflower, and gaillardia. You can also use this time to divide perennial vegetables like artichokes and horseradish. When in doubt about whether a plant should be divided, take a moment and look ...

A perennial plant lives more than two years and repeats its reproduction cycle over and over again: grow, flower, produce ...

The Perennial Plant Association has named the purple coneflower cultivar ‘Magnus’ as the perennial plant of the year for 1998. Known botanically as Echinacea purpurea ‘Magnus,’ this cultivar and ...

The time you take now will be appreciated by the plants in your garden and will add to your enjoyment come spring.

Among them are astilbe, bleeding heart, butterfly weed, cone flower, hosta, perennial aster, Shasta daisy and yarrow. When transplanting perennials in the fall, cut back top growth to within about ...

In the fall, the number of birds visiting your yard and garden may drop. During this season, when food is scarce, use these ...

“Viracocha” Daylillies in bloom. The easiest way to divide a perennial like day lily with entangled roots is to dig and lift the entire clump from the soil. Next use a small saw -- like the ...

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

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 ...

Perennials to leave standing; ones that provide food for birds (such as Black-eyed Susan, coneflower), those that provide winter interest (such as sedums, ornamental grasses), or low growing or ...