When planting the perfect garden, finding low-maintenance perennials that allow you to kick back and enjoy their pretty show is one of the best ways to enhance your yard. These easygoing plants adjust ...

When it comes to gardening, knowing the best month to plant perennials can be difficult. You might assume that spring is the best time, since it coincides with warmer weather and longer days, but ...

Ever wish your garden could take care of itself and look even better each year? Perennials might be just what you need. These plants return every season, sparing you from constant replanting and ...

For many growers, vegetable gardens are ephemeral. Tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, zucchini and many other common garden plants are annuals: seeded in spring and finished by the fall. But the all-annual ...

Depending upon the type of gardening you enjoy, August can be a month with fewer garden tasks and activities. If you tend a large vegetable garden, you are still busy with harvesting, doing battle ...

According to historians, Benjamin Franklin was quite a gardener. In fact, his famous saying might have been “a peony saved is a peony earned.” Whether we pronounce it pee-OH-nee or PEE-uh-nee, these ...

Perennials are the delight of the flower gardener. Showy and colorful like annuals, their longer lives make them a less transient part of the garden. Their ability to live for years allows them to ...

Q: Love your column! My problem is that I am on a limited budget and am trying to fill in a perennial bed without spending a ...

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 ...

If you’ve ever admired someone’s perennial garden and wished for one in your own landscape, it really could happen. All it takes is a little planning and attention to detail. But there are some ...