Some plants do best when given a winter respite before their first bloom. Plant these perennials in the fall for a ...

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

This was a leap year for several of my Luminary tall garden phlox in more ways than one, as I’ll explain shortly. For those newbies to the world of perennials, we always explain that in year one, they ...

Q: My perennial phlox plants have curled and yellow leaves. What’s causing this? — Lois S. A: Tall garden phlox are among the most beautiful midsummer blooming perennials. However, they are also ...

Making its debut this year is Luminary Sunset Coral tall garden phlox. I grew it last year as part of the Proven Winners, garden writer trial program and fell madly in love with it. The color is ...

QI have a large maple tree in my back yard with a branch span of maybe 40 feet. It has a fair amount of above-ground roots. Am I safe covering up some of the roots to make the ground even to plant ...

Early September continues the remarkable show of nature as seen in August. With the daylight approaching 13 hours as we move toward the autumnal equinox, bird migration becomes more active. Whether it ...

The name 'creeping phlox' gets thrown around for a handful of ground-hugging species, but the two you’ll bump into most are Phlox subulata and Phlox stolonifera. Both are North American natives, both ...

As with most things in life, gardening is a mixed bag of good and bad. The key to survival is to minimize the bad and accentuate the good. Huh? Yeah, I hate it too when I start to get philosophical.