Ever wish you could replicate the beauty of a blue sky? Plant this flowering vine inspired by clear, purplish-blue skies, and you can! The golden center even looks like the shining sun in a blue sky.

Flowering vines are an easy way to fill vertical spaces in your garden with life and color. Choose from annual vines for quick color for a growing season, or go with a perennial vine that will grow ...

Nothing takes an unsightly fence or bare shed wall and makes it look better than a wild, lush expanse of garden plants covering it over – bonus if the plants are in flower, and pollinators are buzzing ...

Many gardeners in our area are working with limited urban or suburban space and looking for ways to add visual interest — and perhaps screen fences or exterior walls. Vines can fill this role, ...

A long-lived perennial from the milkweed family, butterflyweed is native to much of North America. This drought-resistant plant has a large taproot that stores water and nutrients, keeping the plant ...

Due to the threat of frost and cold weather, avoid planting this blooming perennial in fall - regardless of how well it does in your USDA Hardiness Zone.

Flowering vines can add a pop of color in an under-utilized area of the yard, while attracting hummingbirds, butterflies and other garden visitors and while taking advantage of vertical space. Here ...

Want to add some permanent color to your veggie patch? The flowers bring in pollinators. Just make sure you avoid this ...

Flowering perennials should be the backbone of all ornamental gardens. Yet, for some obscure reason, many gardeners have a tendency to rely on purely seasonal/annuals. This, rather than making ...

Speedwell plants have a low, spreading habit and relatively shallow fibrous root system. Plants benefit from dividing every ...

If soil is dry and cracked, moisture-stressed trees, shrubs and perennial flowers are more likely to be injured during the ...

Annual plants live for one growing season and then die, while perennials regrow every spring. The difference is genetic, and yet, a clever "plant gene therapy" technique can be used to change an ...