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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

What good luck it is to find sturdy, low-maintenance perennials to make the garden sparkle. They are out there, plants that are attractive and do not require much care at all. Here are a few that ...

JUST WHEN you think hellebores couldn’t get any more desirable, along comes ‘Windcliff Slaty Blue,’ grown from seed by plant adventurer Dan Hinkley and collected in his own garden. ‘Slaty Blue’ is one ...