Looking to add a pop of purple next spring? One hardy perennial thrives when planted in November and brings early color to ...

The shady areas around our homes are pleasant, but often, they are bare spots devoid of flowering plants. Many perennials, annuals, and shrubs can brighten up those partially to fully shaded areas ...

These fall-flowering shade perennials will keep the color and life coming in your landscape all season long. Joanne Dale / GETTY IMAGES This year, add some fall perennials that will extend your season ...

If you're looking for a native woodland plant that spreads without taking over and offers lots of seasonal interest, try this ...

Fall perennials can be just as colorful and pretty as those in summer gardens—it just takes a little planning. Although these ...

Do you have an area in your garden where the sun just refuses to shine? Rather than leaving it bare, fill this negative space with annuals and perennial plants that thrive in partial to full shade. To ...

I have a shaded, woodland garden and want to plant some hardy ferns in the area. Which ones are better to plant, the ones that are evergreen or the ones that die back each winter? Which ones are ...

Indian pink (Spigelia marilandica) is among the late emerging perennials you'll want to carefully mark now. Photographs by MelindaMyers.com. As ...

British woodland in April is more lovely than even the finest of gardens. Beneath the trees, drifts of bluebells will soon be taking over from earlier violets and primroses, with foxgloves adding to ...

I’m sure I’m not the only gardener in town wondering what to do with the wood ash I’ve been collecting over the winter now that spring has (sort of) sprung. If wood ash isn’t at the top of your spring ...

Which plants will work best in your yard? One strategy is to consider plants that have won awards from various plant-trial and plant-selection programs. Each year, organizations of growers, ...