Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. Haley ...

Whether you're planning a small backyard garden, a large homestead garden, herb garden, or even a tiny window box garden, referring to garden layout ideas for inspiration can help guide both the ...

When planning a new garden, getting the layout right pays dividends immediately and over the long term. A good garden layout makes the space more attractive and functional and can help reduce time ...

It’s not just about the color. Consider the form and texture when planning your gardens. Let’s look at the elements in this garden that make it work. Repetition of color, form and texture and massing ...

Hostas stand out among garden plants for their ability to thrive where many others struggle. With hundreds of cultivars to ...

In honor of Pride Month, gardeners are sharing their favorite native perennials to plant to create a rainbow garden.

Bursts of color are all too fleeting in most gardens. Daffodils and tulips vanish before the warm weather really starts. Annuals such as snapdragons and angelonia can brighten summer flower beds, but ...

June arrives this week. For many years now, June has been designated as "Perennial Garden Month" by the Perennial Plant Association. The reasoning for this designation is described this way by the ...

Building a perennial garden like this takes considerable skill... and probably trial and error. Perennial flowers – the ones that, in theory, come back year after ...

Everything seems to have a history. Perennial garden design is no different. In the 1890s, George Nicholson was the curator of the Royal Botanical Gardens in Kew, England. At his suggestion a garden ...

FARGO — What did the young plant say to the old plant during a disagreement? OK, bloomer. In the world of plants, perennial flowers are enjoying the same upswing in popularity as houseplants and ...