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Garden Perennials for Attracting Songbirds
Attracting birds to the garden landscape can be easy for gardeners who plant perennials that provide songbirds with a source of food. more...
How to Grow Larkspur Plant Profile
The perennial larkspur plant is an easy and delightful thing for many landscapers and gardeners, adding old-fashioned charm to any bed or border. more...
How to Grow Catmint Plant Profile
Catmint was originally grown as an herb for tea and to keep flying pests out of the garden. Now, many cultivars are highly ornamental. more...
Growing and Caring for Rudbeckia Plant Profile
Rudbeckia, or black-eyed Susan, is a beautiful daisy-like flower that adds a beauty and splash of color to the summer garden for weeks. more...
How to Grow Daylilies Plant Profile
Daylilies (Hemerocallis) are popular flowering perennials with dozens of blooms, each lasting only one day. Hardy plants and colorful blooms look great in the garden. more...
How to Grow Creeping Phlox Plant Profile
Known for evergreen foliage color and a blanket of color in the spring, creeping phlox is a well-deserved favorite of garden borders, rock gardens and raised beds. more...
Edible Flowers for Victory Garden Beauty
While many gardeners think of fruits and vegetables in their victory garden, many beautiful flowering plants have edible blossoms. more...
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Acanthus - Bears Breeches - A Plant Profile
By: Kerry Swash
Acanthus is an ancient Greek plant which has huge architectural significance both literally and in the garden. Grown for its arching green leaves and tall floral spires. more...
The Evening Primrose - A Plant Profile
By: Kerry Swash
Oenothera, the evening primrose, or sun-cup flower is a beautiful scented perennial that shines in the summer evening garden. more...
Flowers of Umbrella Plant Appear Before Foliage
By: Kathleen Airdrie
The perennial Darmera peltata presents a wonderful surprise in the spring when its unusual flowers appear before there are any signs of the foliage. more...
By: Barb Hacker
Watch out for this vine with three leaves. An itchy, poison ivy rash is an avoidable pitfall of summer. more...
Making Your "Black" Plants Really Dark
By: Carol Wallace
The very blackness of most foliage depends on sunlight to bring out the deepest possible hues. Otherwise that "black" plant takes on a decidedly greenish hue. more...
Brilliant Blue Gentian Flowers in the Garden
By: Kathleen Airdrie
During the middle to late weeks of summer, when the hot-colored flowers are at their best in the garden, the brilliant blue gentian presents a striking contrast. more...
Lady's Mantle Herb Gathers Dew Drops
By: Kathleen Airdrie
The unusual velvety leaves of the Lady's Mantle provide a special charm with dew drops that collect on the edges like crystal beads. more...
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