It’s showtime in the perennial flower border. The Oriental poppies, pink and blue pincushion flowers, bleeding hearts and hardy geraniums are vying for center stage and each plant is striving to be ...

A vibrant, dramatic driveway doesn't have to begin and end with pavers or gravel. Although it might not be the first place that comes to mind when you think about planting pretty flowers, driveway ...

Last year, I performed a radical act in my garden: I decommissioned the vegetable beds. That's right -- I knocked down the cover crops, raked off the square edges and neat rows of beds, and envisioned ...

Gardeners often spend a lot of time deciding where to plant perennials, considering things like color, shape, and texture. Knowing the mature height of your perennials is key to choosing the best ...

DENVER — The perennial border is an English invention to group and display perennial plants. It can be adapted to almost any climate and works beautifully here. A perennial border can be straight or ...

When a new perennial border is proposed, the first task is to evaluate the site thoroughly. What is the light like? How good is the soil? Will the new border integrate well with existing landscape ...

If only those lush mixed perennial garden borders we admire in magazines were as simple as “paint by numbers.” Mixed border design can frustrate even the most seasoned gardeners. The blending of ...

October 13 was the marker in Britain: frost would probably come soon after and it was no use expecting marginally hardy ...

As a new gardening season begins, avoid these common missteps to keep your perennials healthy and your borders beautiful. Gardening mistake No. 1: Buying perennials in full bloom While it is tempting ...

Last fall I traveled to Ireland and while there visited both Powerscourt and Loughcrew, both famous public gardens, not far from Dublin, that attract many visitors every year. From first appearance, ...