For perennial-loving gardeners, late summer through autumn can be a magical time. Many nurseries still sell flowering perennials in containers late in the season, and just as you're dividing your ...

Experts agree that fall is generally the best time to plant perennials. Growing zone and the type of perennial can influence whether spring or fall is best. However, not all perennials benefit from ...

Fall is an ideal time for planting flowering perennials, and we could write a long list of reasons why you should think about adding some to your garden. First, perennials don’t have to be replaced ...

A man telephoned Sunnyside Garden Center for information, but unknowingly dialed Sunnyside Cemetery. The man asked how deep he should plant iris. The old gravedigger who answered the phone replied, ...

The next six weeks encompass one of the two best yard-planting time frames of the year in Pennsylvania’s climate – and maybe the best by some measures. This time of year and the six weeks from April ...

Tammy Sons is the CEO of TN Nursery and an expert plant advisor who studied horticulture. She enjoys her family, the outdoors and nature. As seasons shift, so do consumer behaviors, and for the tree ...

As gardeners, I think we are programmed to complain about the weather. It has been hot and dry the last week or so, but if we are being honest, we have had a fairly mild summer with intermittent weeks ...

A Kansas State University horticulture expert says that while fall is a great time to plant perennials, selecting the right plants for the Kansas landscape is important. Cynthia Domenghini says that ...

Dry shade plants are often difficult to find for gardens. Native ginger, bottlebrush buckeye, and Solomon's seal are three plants that tolerate dry shade. It's important to water plants thoroughly ...