Choose California native perennials — e.g., Salvia, manzanita, Ceanothus or Penstemon — to plant this fall. These plants are ...

I plant my mums in the garden and they grow every year, but they don't look like the ones for sale now. They are tall and ...

Yarrow, bloody cranesbill and wild oregano survive on rainfall alone. Why October planting beats spring, plus spacing: 5 to 6 ...

Perennials are flowering plants that last a number of years. They are often seasonal in nature with a period of high colour and then a time of dormancy or stasis where they may die back to a few ...

Hostas are hardy plants that are very forgiving during dividing. If you are new to dividing plants, start with hostas.

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Plant these pretty, resilient perennials now to keep the romantic cottage garden look while helping your garden stand up to ...

Bare-root perennials are shipped without soil, so you need to plant them right away. Here’s what to do when you get them and ...

Fall is a great time to plan a spring garden. Cooler temperatures, seasonal rain, and warm soil in October mean you can ...

Learn when to divide perennials, how to spot plants that need it, and the simple steps for transplanting divisions ...

If your spring and early-summer perennials are overgrowing their spaces, blooming less, producing smaller flowers or flopping ...