I am a confessed blooming perennial junkie. These reliable plants return year after year, filling my garden with color with very little effort on my part. Sure, I'll go for some annuals for containers ...

"Compared with annuals, perennials offer long-term beauty, require minimal maintenance and provide a foundational landscape that evolves over time," writes columnist Tom Karwin.

A pinnacle goal for every gardener is to have a flower bed that dazzles all season long. Some green thumb energy and great weather certainly help in that department, but certain flowers bloom extra ...

A super long-blooming native Joe-Pye eupatorium, a new pink-bloomer that’s a hummingbird magnet, and four new perennial ...

Key Points Perennials are a boon for busy homeowners who want to enjoy the beauty of a flowering garden without all the hard ...

* What it is: ‘Black Adder’ is a hybrid variety of the U.S. native perennial Agastache foeniculum and Korean mint (Agastache rugosa). It’s distinctive for its nearly black buds that open into ...

Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about smart home technology, gardening, and food preservation. Previously, Amanda has worked as a technology strategist specializing in problem solving and ...

Herbs. Red valerian or Jupiter’s beard (Centranthus ruber) is a long-blooming perennial from the western Mediterranean that will spread throughout your garden with the greatest of ease. Its mildly ...