Perennial plants can live for years, even decades, adding beauty to your garden with very little care. Flowering perennials typically produce blooms by the second year, though some will burst with ...

With large, rough-textured leaves, burdock has distinctive, fast-growing foliage and pretty purple or pink flowers that look like thistles. The flowers later turn into burrs that cling to animals and ...

Whenever I’m planning a new garden, no matter what mood I’m trying to create, I always include some purple plants. I look for a variety of purple flowering plants including purple flowering bushes, ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Some of the most popular spring flowers, anemone come in white, reds, blues, and purples. They also ...

Like fluffy clouds at dawn, spring-flowering trees delight us with blossoms in billowing masses of sunrise colors. February and March are excellent months to add these and other types of trees to your ...

Flowers come to mind when spring rolls around. Home gardeners can’t wait to fill their green spaces with colorful blooms. Growing flowers from seeds is one of the most rewarding ways to cultivate a ...

Today is off to a start with darkened skies and drizzle. That might be a blessing after the recent dry spell. With the last of the daffodils fading fast, a temptation to be sad threatens me. But the ...