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Hardy Geraniums, low-maintenance perennials with continuous blooms, provide a long flowering season, resilience, and pollinator-friendly benefits.

Winter pansies, also known as ice pansies, are a favorite in the Southern garden for a reason: They can stand downright ...

Few perennial flowers can tolerate such extremes of heat and cold as our native blanket flowers which grow in U.S. Department of Agriculture Hardiness Zones 3 to 10. They not only survive but thrive, ...

This fragrant and beautiful shrub adds instant charm to your entryway — but there are a few important things to watch out for ...

The coyote willow is a north American shrub and one of the few willows that thrives in drier soil in summer as well as ...

Pruning can continue through August as needed based on the gardener’s desires to control the height and bushiness of the ...

Beat the winter blues by planting now — from snapdragons to foxgloves, these spring flowers started from seed will have ...

The All-America Selections organization has been providing information about new and improved flowers and vegetables since ...

When creating a new garden or looking for new additions, check out the Perennial Plants of the Year (PPOY). Selected by ...

Warm upswings can trick plants into breaking dormancy prematurely. According to Iowa State University Extension, when ...

Just like birthstones, your birth month also has a flower! Read on to find out what it is—and its secret meaning.