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Winter flowers are the best way to add a pop of color to your garden during cold months! Here are all the annuals, perennials ...

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 ...

As the summer heat begins to fade, Texans may be surprised to learn that fall is the prime season for planting wildflowers ...

Want to know which ones you should never chop in the fall? Grumpy's got all the answers.

When to Divide Perennial Plants: Generally, fall's the best time to divide perennial plants that bloom in spring and summer. (Conversely, spring's the best time to divide fall-blooming plants.) ...

Beautiful spring tulips, hyacinths, daffodils and crocus require planning ahead and planting bulbs in the fall to early winter.

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

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

Being a native wildflower in much of the US and Canada, learning how to grow and care for lupines is a cinch—but there are ...

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