What: Navy-blue flowers are the hallmark of this lungwort. A harbinger of spring, Pulmonaria ‘Bendiction’ is excellent when planted with other early-blooming perennials like wood anemones, Anemone ...

Now that summer is past, we are looking at our gardens, thinking about updates, revisions, and major changes. For many of us, one of our goals is to ensure our gardens are filled with color. We want ...

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 ...

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 ...

Native plants are very popular these days, and most folks will choose a native plant over an introduced one whenever they have a chance. Native plants, however, aren’t always the be all and end all of ...

Guest after guest at last month's garden tour in my yard paused over the small mounding perennial with the kidney-shaped, glossy green leaves. "European ginger," was my oft-repeated reply. "Here, let ...

I don’t know about you, but I’m looking forward to spending some quality time on the patio once all this rain passes! Dusk is a particularly lovely time to enjoy the outdoors and the garden. When the ...

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 – ...

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 ...

The Theodore Payne Foundation lists the following Southern California native plants to consider for your own sustainable landscapes: Common yarrow (achillea millefolium): Low-growing perennial with ...

Let’s start with an edible perennial vine! A grapevine is a great choice to grow at home. Enjoy grape jam, wine or snacks—the edible leaves can even be stuffed with meats and other fillings. Different ...