One of my favorite spring flowers for perennials is the peony. Peonies are a long-lived perennial that you should be able to enjoy for decades. A few years after Sharon and I got married; my parents ...

Blooms can be 10 inches across on plants about three feet tall. They bloom in mid-spring and may grow in a large pot, but ...

Peonies can be used as edging or love hedges in the landscape. After the bloom is finished, the foliage remains attractive ...

Patricia HanbidgeOrchid Horticulture I have fallen in love this year – with peonies – all over again! It is rather amazing ...

Magnolia, especially the southern grandiflora species (7-9), is another highly aromatic shrub or tree that puts forth large, ...

With their intricate shapes and kaleidoscopic colours, dahlias are some of the summer's finest flowers. We've asked designers and florists to recommend their favourite types of dahlias so you can get ...

I’m amazed by my peonies. It still blows my mind that such a massive, frilly blossom comes from a bud roughly the size of a ...

The University of Illinois Extension DeKalb County Master Gardeners will host its 16th annual Garden Walk July 12 in DeKalb, ...

The author notes that hydrangeas, which are perennial everywhere, are noted for being pink or red growing in alkaline soil ...

I have fallen in love this year – with peonies – all over again. It is rather amazing that each year, I seem to have a new ...

One of Gillespie’s favourite perennials is Phlox paniculata, which will begin blooming around mid-July.

Setting aside a spot in your yard to grow flowers just for cutting all summer to make into bouquets is a goal of many ...