From weed-suppressing ground cover to elegant flowers that gently sway in the breeze, these perennials will enhance your garden for years to come ...

Heliotrope (Heliotropium arborescens) is one of the most fragrant woody perennials. Its flowers have an aroma that combines hints of licorice, anise, marzipan, and vanilla.

Perennials, including woody shrubs and herbaceous plants, regrow each year. Whenever I wander around garden centers, I try to listen to what shoppers are saying as they select plants to take home.

Some plants genetically are more perennial than others. Woody plants like shrubs, for example, usually are more cold-hardy than are soft-stemmed herbaceous perennials.

Fall is the best time to plant and flowering woody perennials. Those that bloom in the fall are among the most desirable garden selections and warrant special attention in this season. Being woody ...