Purple coneflower, or echinacea, is a popular sun perennial. (Ann McCulloh, Cleveland Botanical Garden) Echinacea varieties are some of the easiest, most low-maintenance perennials to grow and keep ...

As we enter the winter months, many will break out their pruning shears and deadhead plants that have finished flowering for ...

Autumn sun lingers, nights draw in, and borders still promise drama when timing, texture and simple groundwork quietly do the ...

Mist creeps across the borders. Seedheads rattle. Your hands itch for the secateurs. Pause. There’s more at stake. Across the country, designers urge ...

While coneflowers are technically short-lived perennials, the same species can last in your garden for decades, using the ...