Category - Perennials

For an imposing garden accent, one that is totally deer proof, look no further than a Crinum lily...

In late July through August, my garden runs on its own like a family of ten kids. I’ll give the...

Peonies are among the showiest of spring garden flowers, and although they are mainstays of...

Deer are the plague and frustration of many an area homeowner attempting to landscape their yard.

Winter and white flowered plants go well together. Even in the snow these plants will dazzle and...

Many people shy away from growing amaryllis for the holidays, concerned that these are too finicky...

According to Aesop’s Fables, “a man is known by the company he keeps.” While there may be...

Are you familiar with those huge, larger-than-life chrysanthemums your grandmother or grandfather...

We all have them: holes that exist in our perennial borders. I’m not talking about the holes...

Gardening is so many things but mainly it is a glorious employment of the senses. Sight, taste...

The dream of most Zone 7 gardeners is to have flowers in the garden for twelve months of the year...

Gardeners have long loved Russian sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia) for its airy texture and love of...

It always happens: In winter after a few warm days, the daylilies begin to wake up from their ...

The foxglove, under such guises as lady’s fingers, dead men’s bellows, granny bonnets...

When I was a landscape design student in Sweden, I remember the reaction my classmates had during...