Shrubs and trees might be the backbone of home landscaping, but perennials can turn that foundation into a garden. Perennials are plants such as hostas that die back to the ground every winter and ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Be patient. Perennials can take a few years to take off, so don't fret if they seem lackluster the first ...

A winter-tough, silver-leafed lavender, a coneflower with unusual orange-pincushion flowers and a purple-leafed coralbells with leaves bigger than your face are among the more interesting new ...

Also known as yarrow, Achillea is a perennial plant with clusters of bright yellow blooms that show for weeks, usually from late spring to late summer. It has beautiful, fern-like foliage with 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 ...

Looking for simple fall tasks that will pay off next spring and summer? Enjoy this cooler weather! Divide many perennials ...

A garden flourishes when it has both annual flowers and perennial flowers. Annuals give you a chance to grow plants outside your hardiness zone, to experiment with different plants, and to put in some ...

The Arkansas blue star proves that something old can be new again, or at least newly appreciated. The showy plant has spiky blue flowers in spring and thick green foliage in summer that then turns a ...