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Winning perennials for this year's gardens

The 2026 Perennial Plant of the Year is Blackhawks big bluestem, a cultivar of one of the dominant grasses of the North American tallgrass prairies.
These low maintenance perennials from dogweed to bleeding hearts should be added to your garden for easy care all year round.
Although we’re in the middle of winter, soon we’ll witness the unveiling of springtime and all of its joyous colors: brilliant orange poppies, deep purple iris and vivid yellow tidy tips. And after ...
Even if you have an in-ground garden, you should grow some plants in pots 🪴 ...
Fight the winter gloomies with bold and showy landscapes! Whether it is dormant trees and grasses, the fallen leaves of ...
Every year, the professional, volunteer judges for All-America Selections select only the top garden performers that become ...
An interesting crop of new annual flowers is poised to debut in the 2026 growing season, including a caladium with black ...
A little gardening effort this January will pay off tenfold when the warmer weather ...
Back by popular demand, Fleurs de Villes will presents its third floral exhibition at The Leaf from Jan. 15 to 25. When Fleurs de Villes premiered its first floral extravaganza at The Leaf in 2024, ...
Winter can make even experienced gardeners second-guess themselves. One week your beds look fine, and the next they’re a jumble of brown sticks, collapsed stems, and patchy soil that screams “failure.
Butterfly garden ideas include nectar and host plants, water access, and pest-minimising practices to attract and support ...
It has been found that butterflies and bees are more strongly attracted to gardens with a greater diversity of pollen-rich ...