When it comes to perennial flowers that bloom all summer, look no further than geraniums. They grow throughout the summer with very little maintenance. Geraniums are easy to grow and thrive in both sunny and shady locations. They are one of the most popular perennials for a few reasons. For...
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Lavender is a bushy, strongly scentedperennial plant. It will not only bring beauty to your garden but a lovely calming scent. If you love lavender, check out our list ofpurple flowers. Plant them in the spring when the soil starts to get warm Poor or moderately fertile soil Keep them aw...
This method certainly helps to reduce the spread of perennial weeds, but it leaves behind root segments that could re-grow. For this reason, perennial weed control includes removing the entire root system by pulling or digging. Persistence is the gardener’s friend! Other organic approaches to w...
Ensnared with flowers, I fall on grass." -Andrew Marvell,Thoughts in a Garden "My life is like the summer rose That opens to the morning sky, But ere the shades of evening close Is scattered on the ground - to die." - Richard Henry Wilde ...
A flowering shrub that was once dismissed as hopelessly old-fashioned, today the hydrangea is back on the garden scene. This charming perennial can now be seen starring in the country’s most stylish yards, in Hardiness Zones 3 through 9. With their luxuriously large clusters of dainty blue,...
"I hope that while so many people are out smelling the flowers, someone is taking the time to plant some." ~H.Rappaport Still Picking Weeds? Try ‘Pickling’ Them Instead It’s been a cool, rainy spring in southern New Hampshire. The perennial garden is lush and green. The annuals, ...
Yarrow,flowers summer and fall, 1-3 ft, perennial. Fields, thickets and ledges, from low to high elevations, also roadsides. Flowerheads white, occasionally pink, 1/8-1/4 in. wide, clusered in a branched, flat-topped, umbel-like inflorescence, 2-20 in. wode; the tiny petal-like ra...
In this garden, we also have pops of daylilies. The daylily is a low-maintenance perennial—easy to grow, virtually disease- and pest-free, and able to survive drought, uneven sunlight, and poor soil. The daylily’s botanical name, Hemerocallis, comes from Greek hemera “day” and kallos...
Canada Wild Rye is a native, fast-growing perennial bunchgrass that is used as a ‘nurse’ crop for restored prairies. Nurse crops offer protection for the slower germinating grasses and wildflowers while they develop and get established. Nurse crops can provide erosion control, furnish wind, ...