Prepare seeds and transplants a few weeks before you plan on putting them in the ground. There are plenty of perennials to pick from, so always start looking at local wildflowers first. If you want ...

Winter is often a restful time, but if you're eager to jumpstart your summer garden, consider this pollinator-friendly ...

February is the month when indoor seed-starting takes center stage in the Northern gardening world. It’s when eager gardeners get busy starting their cool-season plants, such as cabbage, broccoli, ...

Perennial plants can live for years, even decades, adding beauty to your garden with very little care. Flowering perennials typically produce blooms by the second year, though some will burst with ...

It may feel like spring is the go-to season for adding plants to your garden, but fall is actually prime time for planting, whether you're looking to fill in bare patches from spent summer blooms or ...

For a sustainable and eco-friendly garden, consider growing low-maintenance perennial vegetables.

Don't let January's cold and wet start put you off from gardening: the experts say now is the ideal time to plant perennials ...

Last week I wrote about the merits and uses of annuals, so now let’s discuss perennials. But first a brief discussion of biennials: First, what are they? These plants have two basic phases in their ...

Annual crops, such as tomatoes, corn, and lettuce, cover a significant portion of our plates and farmland acres. However, the constant work of planting and harvesting can be time-consuming and tiring.

It might sound ruthless, but sometimes, whacking a plant almost to the ground during the growing season is the best thing you can do for it. That’s especially true for perennial flowers that are ...