Having pretty flowers in your garden isn't just limited to the warmest seasons. Plant a variety of blooming annuals for ...

Salvia adds spiky texture and vertical lift to the garden, as well as those elusive shades of blue — Indigo Spires, Mystic Spires Blue, Mysty Blue and Big Blue. Proven Winners has introduced the new ...

Evolution salvia is a cultivar of mealycup sage (Salvia farinacea) and comes in two colors, white and purple. (Photo courtesy of the LSU AgCenter) Evolution salvia, bursting with purple and white ...

Rockin salvias are living up to that name in Georgia. I have never claimed to be a Madison Avenue marketing guru but the name Rockin for a salvia caught me as strange. Then again, who am I to instruct ...

If you’re planting a summer garden, area nurseries are filled with ideas. Here are seven perennials perfect for Houston. They will last not only this summer but for seasons to come. Salvia adds a bit ...

If you’re looking for plants that are easy to grow, bloom nonstop and attract a flurry of pollinators, let me introduce you to two standout salvias: Rockin’ Deep Purple and Unplugged Pink. These ...

The question posed was: If you could only grow one flowering plant, what would it be? For me, the answer to that quiz is easy: salvias. Not only does this wonderfully-varied family of plants produce ...

I recently wrote about plants with purple flowers and solicited readers’ choices where this floral color is concerned. Since then, I have received a significant number of emails on this subject, ...

When it’s as cold as it’s been around here lately there’s not much to do outside. So this column is just a little of this and a little of that. You don’t need a thermometer to tell you how cold it is ...

New plants come out every year, and they are always spectacular. But some gardeners like to go the tried and true route. For those who want the best of both worlds, many new and recently introduced ...