Flower gardens aren't just for beauty, bees, and butterflies. They can also be for enhancing the look and flavor of your food ...

Fall is an ideal time for planting flowering perennials, and we could write a long list of reasons why you should think about adding some to your garden. First, perennials don’t have to be replaced ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The only downside? Most perennials have a relatively short bloom season, which ranges from a few days to ...

Perennial flowers are a gardener’s best friend, returning year after year with little maintenance. But some bloom for only a few weeks before fading away. If you want color that lasts all season, ...

Cutting back flowering perennials, annuals and bedding plants can help to improve and prolong flowering and the shape of a plant. It’s not just trees and shrubs that need pruning. Flowering perennials ...

Every longtime gardener has a list of tough flowering perennials they consult when they need a dependable plant. My criteria for selecting the plants on this list are simple: They must be “tough,” ...

Invasive ice plants are shifting their flowering schedules, helping them outcompete native species and reshape fragile ...