As you transition your gardens from fall to winter, you may be contemplating a bit of garden clean up. Before reaching for the pruners and rakes, consider all the benefits and beauty of leaving ...

Add these easygoing perennials to your flower beds. Fact checked by Khara Scheppmann You’ve probably grown annual geraniums (in the genus Pelargonium) for years. But those plants are cousins to true ...

Cypress vine (Ipomoea quamoclit) is a beautiful plant known for its bright red flowers and ability to come back each year through self-seeding. Though classified as an annual, it often behaves like a ...

When I first started gardening more than 40 years ago, it made no sense to me why anyone would plant a flower that lived for just one summer when there were so-called “perennials” that came back year ...

Q: Recently, you suggested transplanting a volunteer tree. I was at one of our local nurseries and noticed several perennial plants that I think will do great in my landscaping. Do you think I’d be ...

These flowers will thrive in sunny gardens and will return year after year with bright, colorful, easy-to-care-for blooms.

The great attraction in growing perennial flowers is that you never have to replant them, at least in theory. This doesn't make all perennials care-free, though. Few of them let you just sit back to ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Perennials can add color and vibrancy to any garden. One of the more desirable components of perennials is that they come back year after year, meaning homeowners do not have to invest in a gardenful ...

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