Add beautiful winter interest to your garden with these perennial plants. Many perennials fizzle out in late autumn, shedding leaves, dropping stems, and receding underground for a long winter's nap.

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 ...

Preparing perennial beds for winter does not require a full clear-out. A few considered tasks now will protect your plants ...

However, plants native to the tropics can suffer even when nighttime lows dip into the 40s. The bulk of plants in ...

Rather than just walking into local garden centers or nurseries and picking out plants that look nice, do some investigating ...

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 ...

This week’s preview of winter gave outdoor perennial potted plants a rude awakening. This sudden winter burst is a timely reminder to start overwintering potted plants. Why take time to protect potted ...

As the saying goes, money can’t buy happiness. But money can buy plants, and plants make us happy; therefore, money can indeed buy happiness, as long as you spend your money on plants. Perennials are ...

There’s lots to do in the garden, but you can take one thing off your list. Although it won’t necessarily be neat and tidy, gardeners and ecologists recommend leaving perennial plants – including ...

Many perennials fizzle out in late autumn, shedding leaves, dropping stems, and receding underground for a long winter's nap. Thankfully, there’s a whole host of these come-again plants that dazzle ...