This month I want to highlight a late-blooming perennial, the aster. We have had asters in our garden for a while, but last ...

Red Hot Poker Kniphofia, more commonly known as red hot poker ... including many native birds. Sedums are one of many ...

Water trees, shrubs, lawns, and perennials during prolonged dry fall and winter periods to prevent root damage.

Some foliage plants surprise in spring rather than fall. Siberian bugloss (Brunnera), for instance, is beloved for its ...

Leaves are a wonderful habitat for insects to overwinter. They also insulate dormant perennials, retain soil moisture, and feed the soil as they break down over the winter. Fall is also a good ...

A hardy perennial, the Autumn Joy variety of ... If pollinated, female plants produce bright red berries in the fall. Spotted laurel’s real selling point, though, is its showy foliage of mottled ...

A plant that is permanent in appearance can bring stability to the landscape, and this soil test might not be dependable.

a red perennial flower that is endemic to Brazil. In the lab, they set up an experimental simulation and used slow motion video to record the plant’s strategic process. The flower uses a ...

The glamorous, showy flowers of hibiscus are a joy in summer and autumn. Hazel Sillver looks which of these colourful, exotic plants to grow and how ...

DEAR NEIL: I’m looking for a plant to replace several holly ferns that used to be in shade until we lost a post oak tree. The ...

Can we grow that plant in Minnesota? Is it an annual or a perennial? Answer: Dracocephalum ruyschiana ... In the Brainerd ...