Perennial mallows, with their silky blooms, are well-favoured plants for cottage gardens ... Because of this, remember to wear tough gardening gloves when cutting them back.

As fall envelops the garden, many a gardener's thoughts turn to preparing for winter and cutting back perennials that may now ...

That below-ground mass is gardening gold ... To divide a clump of perennials, the best place to start is by cutting back the existing foliage so you can see what you’re doing.

Cut back yellowing foliage on hardy perennials such as daylilies, crocosmia and asters. It will make the garden look tidier and stop pests from using the leaves as shelter over winter.

I prefer to leave perennials up for winter interest in my garden at home and then cut them back in spring. The spring gardening season is very busy for me and there have been some years when I did ...

Pruning is a vital job that needs to be carried out in gardens at most times of the year. But what plants need to be pruned ...

Answer: There are lots of fabulous perennials for the shade, but if I have to narrow it down to three, it is Hosta, ...

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 ...

Fall is an ideal time for planting flowering perennials, and we could write a long list of reasons why you should think about adding some to your garden. First, perennials don’t have to be ...

Q: I listened to your podcast earlier this summer, and in one of them you mentioned a perennial salvia that was blooming better than other types, but I can’t remember the name. Can you repeat ...