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 ...

I recently had to take out my 10-foot tripod Hasegawa pruning ladder to take a picture of a flower blossom while standing on the top step. The flower, a black-eyed Susan, stood 9 feet, 3 inches tall ...

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 ...

Plant perennials in fall so they can establish roots before spring blooms. Choose native varieties to attract pollinators like bees and butterflies. Creeping phlox, columbine, and bee balm love sun; ...

If you are looking for a tall flowering plant to frame the back of your flower garden, prairie dock may just be the thing. Prairie dock is a hardy perennial plant native to Michigan and other nearby ...

The calendar says Thanksgiving is just weeks away, but with temperatures well above normal and no rain in sight, only the colorful red, orange, and yellow foliage reassures us that fall has arrived.

We’ve all heard about the importance of “good bones” in a garden, of using plants with lofty stature to define structure and form in a perennial border. Large plants create a vertical profile in a ...

It’s time to ready the garden for fall. A checklist of things to do in August: Prepare the soil for fall vegetables by adding 2-4 inches of quality compost. Some can be sown or transplanted now, ...

WASHINGTON — Native perennials are a win-win when it comes to landscaping here in the D.C. region. Native means they are native to the area, and support our local ecosystem like birds and butterflies.