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.) ...

Chinese scientists have identified a gene that could allow rice to regrow year after year, a breakthrough that may ...

The Spring Plant Sale at the Botanic Garden at Georgia Southern University will return on Saturday, March 28, with a new one-day format featuring extended hours and a wide variety of native perennials ...

These low-maintenance climbing plants don’t need constant attention to thrive – with just a little care, they’ll grow ...

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

The ingredients in Roundup Weed & Grass Killer move through root zones and can affect nearby plants; use it cautiously around ornamental shrubs, trees, and perennial beds. Roundup for Lawns can be ...

As Saturday’s outdoor temperature climbed way above average and intense sunshine showered the area, horticulturalist Tony Guggisberg talked of the virtues of pollinating perennials and lawn care at ...

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

It is almost asparagus season and green spears are starting to appear in vegetable gardens across our state. Asparagus is a perennial vegetable, which means it comes back year after year, provided it ...

Nonetheless, to a northern gardener’s way of thinking, all this fluffy snow should be seen as a very good thing, at least ...

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

“Also, many ground nesters won’t make nests in mulch,” he says. “Large chunky mulch is better than finely shaved mulch ...