Here’s what to cut back this autumn for a head start in spring. Wait for the first few frosts, then trim these plants so that ...

Where to Plant: Full sun and well-drained soil. Plant this large perennial near the back of a border where it serves as a pleasing backdrop for low-growing plants. Place it where you can enjoy its ...

Bringing hummingbirds to your garden is as simple as planting flowers they like to visit. This one hummingbird-attracting ...

Many a beautiful perennial blooms in our summer gardens. These are five of my reliable favorites. Let’s begin with bee balm (monarda). This interesting, attractive, rather self-reliant perennial ...

Choose a pot that is a good size, at least 14 or 16 inches in diameter, to avoid any top-heavy tumbles towards the latter end of summer and fall. Try these rustic pots, available from Amazon, which ...

Grown well, tall garden phlox are the glory of the midsummer garden, with their lush, vividly-colored flower panicles lending substance to any perennial border. Linnaeus, the father of taxonomy, took ...

Sometimes we gardeners become so focused — obsessed is probably more accurate — on newly discovered or unique plants that we overlook the ones that have served us well for years. Such was the case ...

There are now six varieties in the Luminary series, Ultraviolet, Opalescence, Sunset Coral, Pink Lightning, Backlight and Prismatic Pink ...

Gardeners across the country cherish phlox, but it is one of dozens of plants that get passed over because it is typically not in bloom when it's shopping time. Called summer phlox or garden phlox, it ...

Phlox, phabulous phlox, a staple in the southern garden. Garden phlox is a traditional favorite for borders. Its mounded flower clusters come in many colors (white, pink, red, orange, purple, and blue ...