Fall is a great time to plant cool-weather-loving flower species and spring-blooming bulbs. Check out these 14 purple flowers ...

We bought about eight dark blue salvia plants from you. They are beautiful plants and have been blooming vigorously for a month and a half. My question is: In the past, the spikes that were fully clad ...

Though they're often light pink to white, azaleas can also come in brilliant purple varieties. (Look for ‘Autumn Amethyst’ ...

Gardeners always find common ground. Put two or more avid gardeners together and soon the talk will turn to the weather, which pests are plaguing our plants, and finally, our favorite flowers.

Salvia, the genus of the sage family, includes a variety of stunning perennial plants that brighten up any summer garden with whimsical lavender colored flower clusters. While it's stunning on its own ...

A poet is said to be someone who sees the world each day as if for the first time. I can vouch for this poetic feeling whenever I see certain plants, no matter how familiar they might be. At this time ...

Of the more than 800 kinds of salvia, the most common is the ancient herb Salvia officinalis or common gray culinary sage. Square stemmed, with pungent foliage, these awesome plants come in many sizes ...

The genus Salvia is varied in size and color, easy to grow, and trouble-free. It comes to mind because so many specimens exist in my garden, and because this season is the time to schedule cutting ...

Q: I have an esperanza that has grown to 8 feet tall but does not flower. Last year, it froze to the ground but came back and had three flower clusters in October. A: Poor flowering has several causes ...

New plants come out every year, and they are always spectacular. But some gardeners like to go the tried and true route. For those who want the best of both worlds, many new and recently introduced ...

When you hear salvia, what comes to mind? Many of us think of the older salvia plants which are annuals that we buy and plant each spring. These are commonly called bedding sages around the country, ...