A client gave me the mandate to enhance her flowerbed whenever I find a reliable perennial that blooms in purple. (This time it would be Vernonia Lettermannii) To please her,…

Whenever I receive a catalog from an online nursery, I first search for perennials I have never seen or planted before. I tend to focus on those that are considered…

Once upon a time, when the number of perennials was fewer than now, and gardeners focused on the aroma as much as they did on beauty, there bloomed an almost…

After a historically warm March, Winter-like temperatures have returned in early April. Sure, the still-tiny tree buds aren't fazed: They are still somewhat protected by their bud scales. Plus, they…

Black false hellebore, (dark-flowered white hellebore, black Veratrum) is one of hardy horticulture's enduring unicorns: It's rarely available for sale, is famously poisonous to every creature, but the favored pollinators…

I love growing Veronica, and if you want to broaden your variety of blue blooms in your yard in spring, you might want to look for some of these plants…

The pincushion flower, also known as Scabiosa, is a flower family that contains both annual and perennial blooms. It was named for its medicinal usage of treating itching for many…

Growing phlox in pots for the primary season summer border is growing a three-season garden backbone plant. This is the kind of plant that flowers for a long time, is…

Lysimachia plant (Centunculus L) is one of those plants that will almost survive – indeed thrive – in any garden situation. Put this plant in a damp garden, and it will…