When a new perennial border is proposed, the first task is to evaluate the site thoroughly. What is the light like? How good is the soil? Will the new border integrate well with existing landscape ...

Border plants work magic in the garden, defining space and softening hard lines to give gardens a more finished appearance. These edging plants typically include low-growing varieties tucked at the ...

Gardeners often spend a lot of time deciding where to plant perennials, considering things like color, shape, and texture. Knowing the mature height of your perennials is key to choosing the best ...

Perennial plants survive from one growing season to the next, regrowing from their roots each spring. Discover gorgeous ...

Building a perennial garden like this takes considerable skill... and probably trial and error. Perennial flowers – the ones that, in theory, come back year after ...

But now I'm going to get stuck into my perennial border. When it's brisk and cold in the winter, it's the perfect time to be working in it and there's lots of jobs that need doing. There's pruning ...

It’s showtime in the perennial flower border. The Oriental poppies, pink and blue pincushion flowers, bleeding hearts and hardy geraniums are vying for center stage and each plant is striving to be ...

One of the more interesting challenges in gardening is designing a perennial border. Once you decide to break away from using the standard annual bedding plants, the choices in perennials seem endless ...

Perennials provide excellent value, offering potentially years of stunning blooms with minimal effort required. Plant once and enjoy for years on end. What’s not to love about that? If you wish to add ...

Although roses remain favorites for suffusing your summer garden with intoxicating fragrance, there's only so much of their sassiness a gardener can tolerate. Luckily, there are a myriad of ...

Last fall I traveled to Ireland and while there visited both Powerscourt and Loughcrew, both famous public gardens, not far from Dublin, that attract many visitors every year. From first appearance, ...