Beginning and Maintaining a Perennial Garden

The term perennial applies to plants that live for more than two years. Unlike annuals, which need to be replanted every spring and then subsequently pulled out at the end of the season, the roots on perennial plants are capable of surviving the harshest of winters and re-sprouting the next spring. People often choose to grow […]

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9 Easy Summer Flowers

These 9 garden beauties thrive in summer heat and bloom nearly nonstop into fall! 1. Aster: These daisylike flowers are available in lavender, pink, or white.2. Gloriosa daisy: Deep golden petals radiate from chocolate centers on 2- to 4-inch-wide flowers. 3. Coreopsis: Fluffy, golden yellow blooms atop tall stems. 4. Dahlia: Bold blooms in a range of vibrant colors grow […]

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