Protect strawberry plants from freezing weather. Strawberry plants are perennials that can grow in USDA Plant Hardiness Zones 3-10. They go dormant during winter, waiting until temperatures warm in ...

Dividing perennials is a quiet kind of optimism: you take a plant that looks a little tired and, with a shovel and a bit of confidence, you turn it into several vigorous starts. By the time spring ...

Perennials are the delight of the flower gardener. Showy and colorful like annuals, their longer lives make them a less ...

In simpler times, container gardening was small-scale landscaping using flowering annuals. Enjoy their color for one season and go with something new the next. But shifts toward food production and ...

Some perennials that are just a bit too tender for our hardiness zone can be kept in the landscape with winter protection like a wrap of weed mat, burlap or floating row cover filled with autumn ...

The wide temperature swings we have been experiencing lately could end up causing havoc in our gardens if it continues into the winter. The problem is a soil condition known as frost heaving. It ...