When I see the monkshood blooming in my garden, I know fall is upon us. It also reminds me of a gardening friend from days ...

It would seem that it would be a simple matter to plan and plant a landscape/garden that the deer will ignore. Often, native plants serve well in deterring them too, but not always! Because, as bitter ...

Some cultivars have frilly petals or double flowers with a mass of petals and no visible yellow centre. Perennial leucanthemums thrive in any ordinary garden soil that drains easily. They flower best ...

The following news items are reprinted from the Daily News for the week Sept. 26 to Oct. 2, 1924 and are compiled from the ...

A rhizomatous, mat-forming perennial about 45cm tall, with simple or lobed leaves, hairy beneath, and blue flower-heads 5cm across, reddish in the centre, from late spring to summer ...

Its stalks are loaded with purple flowers, so it’s an appealing perennial plant for ornamental gardens. Although there are many varieties of the plant, all of them are thought to be toxic.

Mulch annually with well-rotted manure or leaf mould and feed weekly in summer. Penstemons are short-lived perennials that can suffer in winter. To avoid losses, pruning penstemon is best done in ...