So why plant perennials now? Perennials grow slowly and intently, and they can get their best work done during the cooler days of fall, which are far less stressful than the heat and high ...

No wonder, then, that so many are keen to suss out the best perennials to plant now. It doesn't matter whether you dream of late summer flowers, cottage garden shrubs, or simply alluring plants to ...

While gardeners love to commiserate about how many plants they’ve killed, the truth is that the vast majority of plants ...

Many gardeners cut back their perennials much too soon in early fall and miss out on the late-season interest.

Cold-Sensitive Perennials Plants that struggle with low temperatures in your area can benefit from a mulch layer that shields ...

The fall is actually a great time to plant perennials! Since you'll want them to be there for years, putting them in the ground now, while the plants are not busy growing, gives their roots time to ...

Seed catalogs are out, and it’s time to select spring garden plants, with tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, beans and squash being the popular choices. These are all grown as annuals, plants that grow for ...

Ideally, perennials should be lifted, divided and replanted every three to five years. You'll be rewarded with healthy, vigorous growth and a crop of new plants. Plants should be divided when they ...