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Divide these perennials in the fall for the best results and to enjoy new copies of your favorite plants in other areas of ...

The number of hanging baskets will be cut by more than two thirds in a bid to improve a town's environmental credentials.

Perennials are flowering plants that last a number of years. They are often seasonal in nature with a period of high colour ...

With night temperatures dropping this week, gardeners are being advised on when to bring their potted plants inside.

The weather warms. The snows recede, and vast swaths of wild flora mat the terrain. The first shoots of the perennials are ...

While some varieties – Helleborus argutifolius, H. foetidus, H. lividus, and H. × sternii, to be exact – are best left to ...

Soils are currently very dry, as is observed if doing any planting. Amazingly, the soil is powdery dry right under the ...

With all the seed buying and gardening that happens in spring, people forget that there are perennial vegetables that grow ...

Volunteers worked all summer to get plants ready for the fall plant sale, which takes place Saturday, Oct. 12.

The hostas under my bird feeder have been decimated. Is there another plant that I can use under the feeder? — Rebecca ...

If you think an allium is for you, the important thing is to understand when and how to plant your bulbs so that you can ...