Many perennial plants are very easy to grow from seed. Start them December through February for blooms the same year.

Dec 16, 2011 – Ellen de Casmaker

Señorita Salvia leucantha (Mexican bush sage) stages a fall fiesta in the garden with a late-blooming profusion of vertical velvety purple flowering spires.

Oct 20, 2011 – Arlene Marturano

Some vines only get better as the growing season progresses. The coral vine, Antigonon leptopus, is especially lovely in the September of its life cycle.

Sep 22, 2011 – Arlene Marturano

An overview of facts about peonies, how to care for them, and their symbolism and meaning.

Sep 19, 2011 – Latresha Byrd

Many know Scarlet pimpernel as a famous literary character. The name is also known as a flower that grows in Europe, North America, and Asia.

Sep 13, 2011 – Latresha Byrd