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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 ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

perennials that bloom in the fall and ornamental grasses should be divided in the spring. Some perennials don’t respond well to dividing at all, so always do a bit of research first. Having the ...

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

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