How to Combine Sedges with Garden Perennials · Sedges have seriously been having a moment these past few years. Articles in The Washington Post (2017), Horticulture…
'Snow Love' Hellebore Has Long-Lasting Flowers That Shift from White to Green · 'Snow Love' hellebore gives you these gorgeous, long-lasting flowers that shift from white to green, all hovering above…
'Miss Piggy' Pigsqueak Is an Early-Blooming Perennial for Sun or Shade · 'Miss Piggy' is a compact, neat little pigsqueak — or bergenia, if you prefer the fancy name — that lights up the…
Snowdrops: The Late-Winter Bulb with a Following Called Galanthophiles · One of the first reassuring signs that green, flowering life is actually coming back after the depths of winter? Those…
Pearls of Perfume Mock Orange Offers Lengthy and Fragrant Bloom · Pearls of Perfume is a hybrid mock orange (Philadelphus) that just keeps blooming from spring right through fall, with…
What's the Best Size Perennial Plant to Buy? · Most garden centers usually stock one or two sizes of any given perennial — typically quarts and gallons. Mail-order…
Growing Eastern Arborvitae, Plus Exciting New Varieties · Eastern arborvitae, or Thuja occidentalis, are garden favorites for good reason — those evergreen leaves bring color…
The 2025 Perennial Plant of the Year: Clustered Mountain Mint · Every year, the Perennial Plant Association — a group of plant and garden pros — votes one species or cultivar as…
The 2025 Hosta of the Year: Skywriter · The American Hosta Growers Association (AHGA) is a group of pros who specialize in hostas. Their ranks include…
You'll want to grow 'Blue Ball' Korean pine (Pinus koraiensis 'Blue Ball') for those stunning blue-green needles that trace its loosely globe-shaped form. This is a dwarf conifer…
Weeping White Spruce Brings Bold Winter Interest to Small Garden Spaces · With those gorgeous silver-blue needles, cascading branches, and a slim silhouette, weeping white spruce (Picea glauca…
LittleOne Blue Holly Fits Foundation Plantings · While other female blue hollies (Ilex x meserveae) can get pretty big, the truly dwarf cultivar LittleOne maxes out at…