If you’ve been searching for a fresh, reliable addition to your shade garden in 2025, you’re not alone. Gardeners everywhere ...

Pruning makes a huge difference in the health of many plants, and peonies are no exception. Be sure to trim these flowers at ...

Mix leaves with green waste like veggie peels or grass clippings to balance the pile. Keep it moist but not soggy and turn it ...

For plenty of colorful petals all through your garden, plant primrose! These water-loving plants appreciate some morning sun ...

Think your Christmas cactus isn’t blooming? It might not be a Christmas cactus at all. Learn how to tell the difference ...

Let us start with the good. Overall snow cover is a good thing for plants — not just perennials, bulbs and groundcovers, but also root systems of trees and shrubs. Snow provides insulation from ...

Q: I’d like to expand my palette of fall-blooming perennials. I have the classics – mums, goldenrods, and asters – but would like more diversity. Species choice will partly depend on site conditions ...

DEAR NEIL: We have removed a 30-year-old patio deck that had deteriorated. I’d like to replace it with xeriscape perennials that could handle full sun almost all day. The sprinkler system is not in ...

The third week of July is time for weed wars and victory marches for the best perennials. I was at Bellevue Botanical Gardens on Friday to celebrate the best summer perennials and do a “walk and talk, ...