A poet is said to be someone who sees the world each day as if for the first time. I can vouch for this poetic feeling whenever I see certain plants, no matter how familiar they might be. At this time ...

August sees the peak of many perennials, with flowers starting to wilt and look a little tired as the month progresses. Spring and early summer usually sees the vast majority of blooms, and you might ...

The first dark-leafed astilbe with purple flowers, a red-blooming delphinium, and a native alternative to salvia and lavender top the list of interesting new perennials debuting in the 2023 growing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Blue salvia flowers - Pakin Songmor/Getty Images Salvia, the genus of the sage family, includes a variety of stunning perennial ...

Winter weather is still in full swing here in the northern hemisphere, but that doesn't mean you can't begin planning for spring and summer blooms in your garden. February can be an excellent time to ...

Gardeners always find common ground. Put two or more avid gardeners together and soon the talk will turn to the weather, which pests are plaguing our plants, and finally, our favorite flowers.

Some perennial flowers can take all the heat a central-Pennsylvania summer can dish out and grow on with no ill effects. Others, not so much. High heat has the ability to wilt leaves, shut down ...

Research shows hummingbirds love red flowers, but they also love anything bright and tubular. Blue-blooming sages are popular ...