These hardy perennials can handle heat, drought, and tough conditions—so you can enjoy a beautiful garden with far less work.

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Even though perennials may die back above ground each winter, their roots remain alive, which is why the colorful blooms typically return anew.

Most gardening advice will tell you to amend your soil, fertilize on a schedule, and deadhead religiously. Here’s what that advice skips: the plants that truly take care of themselves don’t want any ...

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Adding perennials to your garden is always a smart move. Many perennials do things bigger and better than annual flowers.

This growing season marks the sixth year that Augusta Lavender heliotrope has been at home in my garden. This isn't bad for a plant first predicted to be hardy to zone 9. (I am in Georgia, zone 8.) ...

Some flowering perennials need a little boost of nutrients from a low-nitrogen fertilizer in the spring to ensure they bloom abundantly later in the season.

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