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"Today’s column introduces guidelines for year-round gardening for herbaceous perennial plants that are native to a ...
Here are the best shade perennials gardening experts recommend, including plants that attract pollinators such as bees and ...
Often described as “low maintenance” or “hardy,” these plants are simply ones that are near-impossible to kill. They are ...
I check the vegetable patch to find our perennial capsicum plant branches have broken in the wind! Oh the horror! So, I go about fixing the problem and chat a bit about growing them and cucumbers in a ...
“Drought-resistant and deer-resistant, these bright, cheerful, low-growing plants produce yellow blooms from spring through the fall,” Heinrich says. “In warmer regions, zones 9 through 11, Lantana ...
Leopard plant (Farfugium japonicum) is an underrated herbaceous perennial for zones 7 through 9. It offers showy, glossy green, rounded leaves with yellow spots and clusters of sunny, daisy-like ...
Before planting Ligularia 'Bottle Rocket' in your garden, keep in mind that this perennial does best in shade. As such, you will also need to know the essential tips for growing a flourishing shade ...
Sun-loving plants are big and flashy, but that doesn't mean the shady spots in your garden can't look great, too. Many long-lived perennials love the shade. From flowers to ferns, shade perennials can ...
Ajuga is a genus of perennial plants that are related to — and somewhat resemble — mints. They send up bloom spikes in mid- to late spring.
A handful of freshly picked asparagus spears is one of the tell-tale signs of spring. While these perennials won’t produce a harvestable crop in their first year, planting them in May will provide you ...