Lavender (Lavandula) is a fragrant perennial that blooms about eight to 10 weeks after planting. It is known for its purple ...

It's easy to understand why gardeners choose to litter their plots with perennial plants. Different from annual plants, which have to be re-planted every year, perennials continue to bloom for several ...

Tall perennial flowers add height and structure to a garden, whether you want a living privacy screen, a way to hide an ugly fence, or a beautiful backdrop that lets smaller plants shine. Many of ...

These are our our top picks for border plants and flowers to soften your walks and driveway and add beauty and style to any ...

A super long-blooming native Joe-Pye eupatorium, a new pink-bloomer that’s a hummingbird magnet, and four new perennial flowers that earned national trial-garden honors lead the list of perennial ...

Some flowering plants just won’t quit blooming! Discover gorgeous annuals, perennials, and shrubs that flower all summer long ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Perennial flowers may be expensive but are well worth the investment. Summer perennials come back year after year, and many are ...

Stephen Orr’s latest gardening book shares the step he’s guilty of putting off—and why it’s worth doing anyway.

Blanket flowers are commonly found covering hillsides and open prairies. They thrive in sunny planting beds and do not ...

* What it is: Culver’s root is a Pennsylvania-native perennial that’s recognizable by its very tall and slender white flower spikes that bloom from late June and throughout July into early August.

Who doesn’t love the month of May? Here in France, May 1st is even a national holiday. Writer Emily Brontë called May “the ...

It’s time to ready the garden for fall. A checklist of things to do in August: Prepare the soil for fall vegetables by adding 2-4 inches of quality compost. Some can be sown or transplanted now, ...