Dividing herbaceous perennials in the fall is an easy way to create new plants for your garden. A herbaceous perennial overwinters as a fleshy underground mass that can be cut into smaller pieces to ...

A wise gardener once said, “Beginners worry about making plants grow. Experienced gardeners know the real trick is keeping them under control.” While gardeners love to commiserate about how many ...

Prepare seeds and transplants a few weeks before you plan on putting them in the ground. There are plenty of perennials to pick from, so always start looking at local wildflowers first. If you want ...

You can still plant beautiful perennials in your garden, even in the July heat. However, if you plan to do so, it's important to know which plants will thrive under these conditions—and which will ...

It can be heartbreaking to see your beloved garden go from the peak of its vibrant color and vitality in spring to the deserted and colorless quiet of the winter -- when most of the perennials enter ...

Plants use a clever cellular signal to keep growing and flowering as seasons shift and climate conditions become less ...

If you want perennial plants to settle in as quickly and easily as possible, it pays to get them in the soil at the right time. Perennials planted in summer are more at risk of transplant shock, while ...