MARYLOU MARCHAND, Master Gardener The recent siege of bitterly cold days found me with some photos and a rough sketch of my yard scattered on the dining table, seed catalogs and various gardening ...

Note that it often takes drought-tolerant plants one year to establish a root system large enough to enable them to reliably ...

The Perennial Plant Association has announced that the 2017 perennial of the year is Asclepius tuberosa or butterfly weed. It is hardy in USDA zones 4-9 but can be grown in our zone using good ...

The plant blooms from early summer to early fall with the most profuse number of flowers in mid-summer. With a long tap root (it’s a member of the carrot family!), it’s drought-tolerant and ...

In my earlier years of gardening, I was attracted to and purchased unusual plants. Many of those didn’t survive beyond their ...

Gardeners should keep an eye out for these new tropicals and shrubs, like mangaves, 'Gold Leopard' canna lilies and edible roses.

Its yellow flowers are not only a sight to behold ... thriving on many soils as long as they are well-drained. This drought-tolerant perennial blooms from midsummer until early fall, providing ...