Let us spice up our landscapes. Our landscapes are overrun with a limited plant palette. We must diversify the landscape. In this landscape series, “Diversify the Landscape,”we are exploring unique ...

It’s May and the growing season is in full swing. Many people are looking to spruce up their landscape or redo their container gardens. An excellent way to add year-round color to your landscape is ...

Discover easy-care perennials that spread fast, filling your garden with vibrant color and lush texture all season long.

You don't need a landscape in full sun to grow stunning blooms. This pretty plant produces orchid-like flowers that thrive in ...

Perennials never go out of style. They show up in sensational shapes – from spikes and mounds to the delicate and demur. Perennials offer ever-changing colors and textures. Some live in the sun; ...

Perennials are plants for the landscape that live more than one year. Most of the perennials that we rate as desirable offer color for the landscape. The advantage of decorating your landscape with ...

FARGO — Every flower garden deserves a backbone of classic perennials such as peonies, iris, daylilies and hosta, but there’s a whole world of less-familiar perennials that add unique interest to ...

Why did the gardener bury a $100 bill beneath each new perennial? The tag said they needed rich soil. Dollar bills might add a little organic matter as they decompose, but it’s not necessary to bury ...

Fall is the best time of year to plant, and it certainly is a prime time right now for planting trees, shrubs, perennials, and many other types of plants. Temperatures are cooler, the soil has been ...

As we eagerly wait for spring to arrive, it is time to plan and design your landscape with a diversity of living colors. Herbaceous perennials offer a wide variety of colors, textures, shapes and ...

When it comes to tough, adaptable plants for the landscape, ornamental grasses can’t be beat. Their shapes and textures blend into any style of garden, and their long-lasting seed heads and foliage ...