Perennials that thrive in the shade and bloom all summer long are the ultimate gifts from nature—they keep on giving month after month and year after year. Filling your garden with these varieties ...

I am a confessed blooming perennial junkie. These reliable plants return year after year, filling my garden with color with very little effort on my part. Sure, I'll go for some annuals for containers ...

A shade garden is a green and contemplative refuge. It can also be a botanical calendar, with flowers signaling the change of seasons. Well-chosen perennials for shade provide texture and pattern, ...

Here’s what to plant for color all summer long until first frost. Perennials, which return for many years, have a valuable place in the garden, providing years of reliable performance and pollinator ...

Itoh peonies are great in a vase. Stewartia blossom Sea holly or Eryngium Campanula glomerata spreads by root, but is not a thug. ‘Sun King’ Aralia July is a great month for blossoms – but only if you ...

A super long-blooming native Joe-Pye eupatorium, a new pink-bloomer that’s a hummingbird magnet, and four new perennial ...

July is a good time to add blooming plants like Itoh peonies, Stewartia, and sea holly to your garden. ‘Blue Moon’ and ‘Amethyst Falls’ wisteria are recommended for northern gardens due to their ...

An interesting crop of new annual flowers is poised to debut in the 2026 growing season, including a caladium with black ...

July is a great month for blossoms – but only if you have planned for that to happen. Many gardeners go to their local nurseries in May and June, selecting plants in full bloom. But when July comes ...

As temperatures rise in early May, the cool-season bedding plants that have put on such a wonderful display over the last few months will begin to play out. But don’t despair. When cool-season bedding ...