Rub a leaf between your fingers, and you’ll know instantly from the minty fresh aroma that Salvia nemorosa belongs to the mint family. This charming, reliable and stalwart perennial should have a ...

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 short, easily missed window decides how your spring looks. Many gardeners blink, then it’s gone. Your borders won’t forgive it. That brief spell sits ...

A quiet week on the calendar hides a make-or-break decision for next spring’s borders, lawns and pots across Britain. As nights draw in and soil stays ...

Q: I've had a patch of perennial salvia and purple coneflowers out front for a few years, and I'm thinking of replacing them. The salvia looks absolutely stunning in the spring, and then the rest of ...

When garden guru’s talk about sustainable gardening, which is this year’s top trend, what they are talking about are water wise, heat tolerant plants that contribute to a healthy environment by ...

If you want to attract hummingbirds to your garden, there are lots — and I mean lots — of summer-blooming perennials to choose from. But one genus really stands out in my mind as a can’t-lose choice: ...

A question I am often asked is, what is my favorite flower? My stock answer is the one that just bloomed in the garden. However, every year I develop a crush on one family of plants, and this season ...

Consider these combinations of plants with long flowering periods to sustain your garden’s beauty: Â Perovskia atriplicifolia (Russian sage) with Rudbeckia Goldsturm (gloriosa daisy) and Sedum ...

If you are looking for unusual or hard-to-find plants or just a few good standbys to fill in the garden, check out area plant sales. This weekend is Perennial Premiere, the annual plant sale at the ...

Having worked in both public and private gardens across the UK and Italy over the years, I’ve curated a list of plants I can truly rely on for longevity – the ones that don’t just bloom and fade in a ...