I am a confessed blooming perennial junkie. These reliable plants return year after year, filling my garden with color with very little effort on my part. Sure, I'll go for some annuals for containers ...

"Compared with annuals, perennials offer long-term beauty, require minimal maintenance and provide a foundational landscape ...

Tired of your garden looking dull halfway through the summer? Many gardeners struggle to keep their gardens vibrant as the season progresses. The solution lies in choosing the right plants.

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For perennials that usually flower after May, like roses, the early spring pruning will absolutely benefit their bloom duration. Meanwhile, early-blooming perennials like lilacs and azaleas have ...

Discover the longest blooming perennial flowers that keep your garden alive with vibrant color for months while being easy to ...

* What it is: ‘Black Adder’ is a hybrid variety of the U.S. native perennial Agastache foeniculum and Korean mint (Agastache rugosa). It’s distinctive for its nearly black buds that open into ...

Herbs. Red valerian or Jupiter’s beard (Centranthus ruber) is a long-blooming perennial from the western Mediterranean that will spread throughout your garden with the greatest of ease. Its mildly ...

* What it is: Salvias are usually repeat bloomers, but this 2023 introduction from Darwin Perennials can keep blooming on and off from May through frost – especially if you’re good about deadheading ...