Homeowners with busy lifestyles and smaller yards search for neat and tidy plants that don't take a lot of time to maintain. They want pretty flowers on compact mounding perennials with foliage that ...

Any gardener worth their salt knows that spring and fall are the ideal times to plant perennials. With cooler air temperatures and workable, warmer soil, these seasons offer the ideal conditions for ...

Maybe you might have imagined the perfect perennial: one that is neat at all times of the year, one that blooms for 12 months, one that self-cleans – meaning that you never, ever need to deadhead it – ...

Perennials are the stalwarts of a well-planned garden. Though they tend to grow more slowly – and may not always be quite as showy – well-tended beds of perennials offer beauty all year long and keep ...

That can be true, because one of the best ways to discourage weeds is to put plants you like better there first, especially ones that cover the ground densely. With your choices taking up space, there ...

Angelonia, or summer snapdragon, is a South American native easily grown as a tender perennial available in lavender, purple, pink, raspberry and white. The multibranched plants, about 18 to 22 inches ...

Lantanas are an extremely popular perennial for Louisiana landscapes. Many varieties, some old and some new, offer a multitude of colors as well as heights. Lantanas can be added to the landscape ...