If you want to attract hummingbirds to your garden, there are lots — and I mean lots — of summer-blooming perennials to choose from. But one genus really stands out in my mind as a can’t-lose choice: ...

With migration patterns shifting for hummingbirds, there's a good chance you can attract them in the fall if you plant this ...

Salvia is the largest genus of plants in the mint family with more than 800 different types, from annuals and biennials to perennials and even some shrubby forms. Most are thought of as ornamentals, ...

Salvia, otherwise known as sage, is the largest genus in the Mint family, with about 900 species of annuals, biennials, herbaceous and evergreen perennials and woody sub-shrubs. The latter is a type ...

It's been a brutal summer, hasn't it? Temperatures were way above normal and rainfall amounts way under. Patio plants begged ceaselessly for hydration. Newly transplanted perennials gave up the ghost ...

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

When you hear salvia, what comes to mind? Many of us think of the older salvia plants which are annuals that we buy and plant each spring. These are commonly called bedding sages around the country, ...

NORTH TEXAS (CBSNewsTexas.com) – Try to dominate your flowerbed with perennial flowering plants, native or adapted to North Texas. I am a firm believer in perennials. You don't have to replant every ...

Annuals are great for filling in blank spaces and adding a pop of color to the garden. However, they’re not always known for their longevity. As is their nature, many annuals are short-lived with even ...

This year our long perennial border is looking better than it ever has in the four years of its existence. You might be tempted to think, "Of course it does," going on the assumption that it has taken ...

When gardeners hear the world salvia, it can bring any number of plants to mind — the old-fashioned, red-spiked annual Salvia splendens, or a blue- or purple-flowering form, or maybe the herb you add ...