Tall flowers are the statement pieces of a garden. These skyward sculptures bring drama to just about any yard and range from bold, colorful blooms to more subdued blossoms. Both will help define your ...

Tall flowers bring so much drama to a landscape. You can plant them to establish a garden focal point, create a living backdrop for other plants, or offer a bit of privacy alongside a patio or bench.

Early spring is a great time to start planning your plantings for the coming season. Look over photos of your garden from last year to see where blank spaces occur or where the design of your flower ...

I've got a sunny, open area in my back yard outside of Hershey. I'd like to grow some tall, spiky-flowering plants, preferably perennials this year. Do you have any recommendations? A: Let's see ...

Herbs, from creeping thymes and lavenders, to blue-flowered borage and bronze fennel. Edible, drought-tolerant, wildlife friendly and good-looking. Spotlight on yellow flowers. Favorites ranged from ...

* What it is: Culver’s root is a Pennsylvania-native perennial that’s recognizable by its very tall and slender white flower spikes that bloom from late June and throughout July into early August.

What's not to love about cuddly low-growers? But sometimes, you want a plant to announce itself, to stand out and above the rest. Several easy-going giants are among the perennials that highlight ...

Half a day of sun is fine. Some years ago, at a garden-design competition in the Loire Valley of France, I happened upon a Culver’s root (Veronicastrum virginicum) called ‘Fascination.’ It is a tall ...

This sunny annual flower is a favorite among gardeners, but you probably didn't know that hummingbirds love it, too. Plant some to attract pollinators.

Looking to add some greenery to your living space but don’t have a huge yard? Container gardening opens up a world of ...

Here are five things to do in the garden this week: ...

Seemingly overnight, a Redding gardener said, a rather ordinary-looking plant growing in her yard suddenly developed a bright yellow-tipped, 17-foot-tall flower stalk. The plant sure had never bloomed ...