Get a jump on autumn blooms with these easy-to-grow, pollinator-friendly picks.
As we enter the fall season, gardeners consider planting selected bulbs for enjoyment as they bloom in the spring. This column opens with a brief overview of bulbs in the garden and focuses on ...
Imagine stepping outside and seeing fresh blooms for months instead of just a few short weeks. A garden that keeps changing from early spring to late fall is possible with a bit of planning and the ...
Keep beds and containers colorful through fall with these heat-loving flowers to plant in June.
Add riotous color to your yard with these beautiful flowering shrubs for full sun. These shrubs can bloom from early spring to late fall.
A little July trim will ensure your flower garden has bountiful blooms for the rest of the season, plus more nectar for ...
Spring-blooming woody plants like lilacs (especially the old, grafted varieties), ornamental cherries, forsythia, crabapples, azaleas and some magnolias set their flower buds for the following year in ...
There are a few perennials that bloom almost as long as annuals. These are my very favorites. Alstroemeria or Peruvian Lily blooms from late May until October. I have 4 colors: yellow, red, orange, ...
While it’s nearing the end of the line this time of year for most of the landscape, there’s one group of plants when it’s prime time to start them – spring-flowering bulbs. Led by tulips, daffodils, ...
Keep the blooms coming without deadheading.
Bambi-plagued gardeners have more choices than they think. Here are some deer-resistant flowers that thrive in full sun to ...