Summer's end doesn't have to mean the end of garden color. These long-blooming flowers can keep beds and containers vibrant through chilly fall weather.

These late-blooming perennials are keystone plants, providing beauty and food.

Many gardeners choose perennials not only for their looks, but because they can save time and money. These plants live beyond one growing season and come back year after year—no replanting required.

Summer may be fading, but these flowers are just getting started.

Perennial plants come back every year on their own, unlike annuals that need to be replaced after the winter. The downside of perennials: a shorter bloom time than annuals. However, you can achieve ...

Russian sage starts blooming in midsummer and keeps going until late fall. Pollinators including bees, butterflies and ...

According to historians, Benjamin Franklin was quite a gardener. In fact, his famous saying might have been “a peony saved is a peony earned.” Whether we pronounce it pee-OH-nee or PEE-uh-nee, these ...

Having a name like obedient plant creates a certain expectation: a well-behaved plant with a cooperative nature. That’s ...

One of the most brilliantly flowering woody plants at this time of year is presently in full bloom in my front yard. Known as chaste tree (Vitex agnus-castus), its slender, conical, bee-loving ...

Could you tell us what are some of your favorite flowers? I am frequently asked what my favorite flower is. I always answer, “I have many favorites.” Here are some of my favorites. I grow mostly ...

Properly timed division rejuvenates plants while maintaining bloom cycles.