Whether you're getting a late start on your summer planting or Mother Nature was unkind to you this spring, you can start ...

We plant our summer gardens with dreams of lush foliage and huge blooms. But some years, things turn out differently despite our best intentions. We neglect the watering and weeding, and then soaring ...

These beautiful blooms are here to do the seemingly impossible; establish quickly and extend the season when it matters most!

* What it is: Native to Africa, montbretia/crocosmia is a July- and August-blooming iris-family perennial flower with red, orange, or bright-gold tubular flowers and strappy leaves. Shoots emerge from ...

As the heat of summer sets in, many plants take a break from flowering, but these stellar selections continue to bloom all season long. From annual bedding plants that just won’t quit, to reblooming ...

Some people seem to have a natural knack for growing a good-looking summer yard – those head-turning homesteads currently firing on all-color cylinders (rain and hose-watering permitting). On the ...

The month of May can be considered an ideal period for planting flowering plants in containers before the onset of summer. It is a period that comes with warm temperatures, plenty of sunlight, and ...

Delphiniums are the classic example, with towering, brittle stems liberally studded with flowers in endless shades of blue or ...