Some foliage plants surprise in spring rather than fall. Siberian bugloss (Brunnera), for instance, is beloved for its ...

I’ve been taking Miguel, my 12-year-old Havanese, for 3,500-step walks around the neighborhood lately (and telling myself ...

Now that the weather is cooling, you might notice that some of the plants we encounter look nothing like their mid-summer ...

This perennial with a funny name is grown for its striking foliage and graceful sprays of long-lasting, tiny blue flowers, which appear in spring. Also known as brunnera, it’s a hardy ...

Sure, most perennials are drying out and dying down ... But it also produces small, light blue flowers in spring. Mature boxwoods bloom in spring, too, often surprising (and sometimes concerning ...