Each spring, tall, lush spires of brightly colored lupine blooms appear and last through the summer, feeding wildlife and endearing passersby across North America. Whether they’re annual species like ...

Dear Master Gardener: I've been trying to grow lupine for the past few years with no luck. Are they hardy here? Answer: Lupine (Lupinus) are cool climate perennials native to North America. The ...

If you're looking for a fantastic, old-fashioned perennial that is beautiful and tough, Baptisia, commonly called false indigo, may be the plant for you. I planted a clump in my garden about five ...

The false lupine ( Thermopsis chinensis) is one of the earliest sunny perennials to flower in the spring. The pealike flowers resemble those of false indigo and true lupines. Butterflies are attracted ...

February is the month when indoor seed-starting takes center stage in the Northern gardening world. It’s when eager gardeners get busy starting their cool-season plants, such as cabbage, broccoli, ...

Pink coneflower echinacea purpurea blooming by purple agastache in summer garden. - Maryviolet/Getty Images Gardening shouldn't feel like an impossible chore. If it's begun to seem like all you do is ...

The season’s earliest-blooming perennial flowers kick into color this month. The main benefit of perennials is that they live for years. You don’t have to replant them every year as with petunias, ...

Soil microbes can have a great impact on the spread of harmful invasive species as they can either hinder or facilitate the plant's growth. Researchers studied the role of soil microbiota in the ...

Whenever I wander around garden centers, I try to listen to what shoppers are saying as they select plants to take home. I learn a lot when listening to comments from gardeners about which plants they ...