The sun is visiting now and then, buds are bursting and we're feeling the urge to get outdoors It's gardening time. Got a question? Get answers from Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool ...

This past weekend I got a question from one of my friends at church. My friend asked me what we can do with the extra plants you get after you divide black-eyed-Susan and purple cone flowers. Off the ...

Most of my favorite plants are herbaceous perennials. I love trees and shrubs, and could not live without my short-lived annual flowers. But the variety of plants that excite and dazzle me for nearly ...

Every garden needs both annuals for instant impact and perennials for color that returns for many years. Because perennials are long-lived, they’re a great investment in your garden. Besides adding ...

Border plants offer definition along garden beds and driveways, creating neat lines that help to contain other vegetation. Of course, your exact selection will depend on your desired look. You could ...

It is important to note that some plants do not respond well to division and others need to be divided only if you wish to increase the number of plants. When Should Plants be Divided? Certain sources ...

Yeah, we're looking at you, Mr. and Mrs. Perennial Lover. You're the ones who planted a whole garden full of perennials a few years back and rarely dig in the dirt anymore, preferring a life of ...

As much as I like to remind everyone how easy it is to perpetuate many of their perennials forever, and to share with their friends, neighbors, children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and so on, ...

Flowering and ornamental plants are categorized into three groups: annuals, biennials and perennials. An annual is a plant that grows, blooms, seeds and dies in one growing season. A biennial ...