August brings heat and humidity, with frequent daily thunderstorms that may wreak havoc on summer-flowering perennials. Canna lilies are an exception, thriving during the dog days of summer. Cannas ...

Many perennials naturally increase in size and density, covering more and more ground as they grow. Over time, some ...

OK, I’ll admit it — I’ve always had a love affair with cannas. When I was growing up in Southern California, cannas were a landscaping staple. The large varieties were used in formal plantings at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Compared to canna lilies and tender salvias, false indigo (Baptisia spp.) is a relatively hardy plant, but it still grows better ...

You probably know that, unlike annuals, perennial plants bring timeless beauty to the garden year after year. Unfortunately, this is only true if they can survive the winter. The good news is that by ...

April through early May is a great time to plant perennials, those non-woody flowering plants that come back year after year. Buy them soon, while they are fresh and abundant at nurseries and garden ...

While fall is the time to plant hardy bulbs, it is also the time to dig up tender perennials to save for next year’s garden. Some flowering perennials are not hardy in our climate but produce an ...

Most gardeners think about planting bulbs this time of year rather than digging them up. But some flowering perennials are not hardy enough for our climate and must be lifted from the soil and their ...