What are perennial vegetables? They are edible plants that come back every year without you having to sow them more than once. Actually, some are grown most often from purchased roots rather than from ...

Pruning is an important task to help ensure plant health and keep the perennial garden thriving. In my work as a professional gardener, I try to observe the recommended guidelines for pruning shrubs ...

Like its name suggests, the uniquely shaped bee balm is basically irresistible to bees—as well as hummingbirds and butterflies. The fringed and aromatic petals that come in purple, pink, and red can ...

It can be tempting to tidy up your garden as soon as plants start to fade, but cutting perennials back too soon can do more ...

Plant smart, not hard. Here are 19 perennials that are practically begging to be planted in spring for stronger roots and ...

Food plots are becoming an annual ritual for the nation’s whitetail hunters and land managers, and the yearly conundrum of “what should I plant?” can be vastly simplified if you devote at least a ...

Q: I have several perennials that look very healthy but have stopped flowering. Should I divide them? How can I do this without killing the plant? A: When an otherwise healthy-looking perennial plant ...

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My mind was wandering the other day as I was enjoying one of our beautiful North Dakota summer days, and I started thinking about how we are in August. How many more of these nice warm days do we have ...

Native perennials like stonecrop and blue fescue turn your garden into a winter refuge, attracting robins and blue tits all ...