Gardening comes with its own language and set of rules, and there's a lot to wade through. Whether you're new to gardening or just trying to improve your brown thumb, it's understandable to have ...

Fall is the ideal time to plant easy-care spring-flowering perennials. Planting when the soil is still warm from lingering summer heat allows these plants to establish a strong root system. Then ...

If you’re just dipping your toe into the gardening world, perennial flowers are a great place to start. Why? Because “they don’t need to be replanted every year,” says Lindsey Hyland, founder of ...

Cutting back perennials is one of those garden chores that sounds simple—grab the pruners, snip, done—but the reality is more nuanced. Some plants thrive with a fall trim, others depend on their ...

For the home gardener, the term perennial means a plant with stems that usually die back in winter and a root system from which new foliage and flowers grow the following year. Most perennials have ...

When you hear the word sunflowers, the cheerful, familiar, large yellow blooms of the annual sunflowers come to mind (Helianthus annuus). These vibrant, happy flowers are annuals and are derived from ...

It is time to start thinking about the indoor herb garden. Before frost, carefully lift and pot small herb plants or large perennials such as rosemary or lemon verbena to bring inside. After lifting ...

Plant these easy-care perennials in the fall, and they’ll pop up when the grass turns green next spring. Fall is the ideal time to plant easy-care spring-flowering perennials. Planting when the soil ...