No-Fuss Perennials

Deadheading techniques Whether you’re deadheading, or cutting back spent flowers, to tidy up your garden or want more blooms, it helps to know the right place to make the cut. This will ensure that you don’t leave ugly stubs sticking up and also guarantee that you don’t cut off buds that may already be forming the next wave of flowers. When does precision pay and when can you shear indiscriminately? Find out here! Check out our Perennial Deadheading Guide to find out how to deadhead mo

Bare-root perennials offer several advantages to gardeners. These plants provide an affordable option for stocking a garden with perennial color. They also trim the plant budget for gardeners needing to fill a large area. As you shop for bare-root perennials, youll discover a larger variety of plants than what you might find in pots. Mail-order, bare-root nurseries boast an even broader plant selection, including unusual varieties of common perennials, such as Day Lilies or Hostas, as well as le

Perennials with striking foliage add a strong presence to the garden that doesnt fade as quickly as floral finery can. Leaves linger all season long, weaving steady notes of color, texture and interest into a planting bed. Try a few of these perennials that unfurl eye-catching foliage.    Ladys Mantle (Alchemilla mollis) With velvety leaves that are pest- and disease-free, Ladys Mantle brings carefree elegance to a planting. Chartreuse flowers appear from late spring to midsummer. Plan

Ive been gardening and writing about gardening for more than 20 years, yet I find Im always learning new things about the plants, insects and other critters that call my backyard home. Thats the great thing about gardening — its never boring! Ive worked as a landscaper, on an organic farm, as a research technician in a plant pathology lab and ran a small cut-flower business, all of which inform my garden writing. Someone once asked me when Ill be finished with my gardens, to which I repli