Most gardeners have some favorite flower colors they gravitate towards. Some like pink, some like red, and others like white or yellow. Blue is often a favorite color, partly because it seems to be ...

Fall-blooming perennials are a joy to gardeners. For the lover of blue-colored flowers, blue mistflower, also known as blue boneset, (Conoclinium coelestinum) fills that need. The growth pattern is ...

Struck by wind and plunging temperatures, we might be turning blue. Cold does that. Not to Ohioans. We make a lot of soup, bundle up and pretend everything is normal. Turning blue for me is turning to ...

The 2026 Perennial Plant of the Year is Blackhawks big bluestem, a cultivar of one of the dominant grasses of the North ...

When the warm weather hits, most of us find ourselves spending a lot of time outdoors. With more time outside, we may want to make our surroundings as pretty as possible. Luckily, that's easy to do ...

It's time for the “what’s in and what’s out and what’s hot and what’s not" columns. We know already that the Pantone color of the year for 2020 is Classic Blue – the color of the sky at sunset. I’d ...

Q: I listened to your podcast earlier this summer, and in one of them you mentioned a perennial salvia that was blooming better than other types, but I can’t remember the name. Can you repeat what the ...

With a mix of annuals and perennials, you can ensure your garden will have splashes of colour year-round. But perennials, particularly with their longevity, are a worthwhile investment for your garden ...

Gardeners often spend a lot of time deciding where to plant perennials, considering things like color, shape, and texture. Knowing the mature height of your perennials is key to choosing the best ...