In my work as a professional gardener, flowering shrubs are a mainstay of landscaping design. They can provide not only beauty but privacy, shade, and wildlife habitat, and many of them also attract ...

If you want more color in sunny areas of your garden, a few bright perennials will do the trick. Whether you want big blooms or more textured, smaller flowers for a backdrop, they can fill your space ...

Picture tulips lining the walkway, fragrant sage in the garden, and rose bushes in the backyard that will continue to bloom year after year. Unlike annual flowers (plants that complete their life ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The only downside? Most perennials have a relatively short bloom season, which ranges from a few days to ...

David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...