Two people deadheading various flowers in a garden - Annie Otzen/Getty Images You've probably heard that you should think twice before pruning your garden in the summer heat. This is good advice, as ...

Although roses remain favorites for suffusing your summer garden with intoxicating fragrance, there's only so much of their sassiness a gardener can tolerate. Luckily, there are a myriad of ...

Tired of perennials that bloom just a few weeks every year? Exchange them for these 10 perennials that bloom for months on ...

Some perennial flowers can take all the heat a central-Pennsylvania summer can dish out and grow on with no ill effects. Others, not so much. High heat has the ability to wilt leaves, shut down ...

Ever look around your yard and feel like something is missing? Sometimes, it’s just the right perennial that can make all the ...

What’s that? A flower on a magnolia tree? In July instead of April? It’s just a trick of the weather, said Sharon Yiesla, plant knowledge specialist at The Morton Arboretum in Lisle. “Some plants can ...

THE STAR OF THE GARDEN: The Zinnia Starlight Rose is a stunning white flower with rose stripes. (All-America Selections) “It is better to be a young June bug than an old bird of paradise.” – Mark ...