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Winning perennials for this year's gardens

The 2026 Perennial Plant of the Year is Blackhawks big bluestem, a cultivar of one of the dominant grasses of the North American tallgrass prairies.
Yet another perennial worth starting in January, sedums (or stonecrop, if you prefer) are succulent‑like plants with clusters ...
Easy Spring Flower , Growing Tips, for Gardening Beginners. 'Newsweek' recently offered readers who don't have green thumbs ...
Choose plants by themes — perennials, xeriscape, pollinator-friendly, reseeding, wildlife cover, natives, fragrant varieties, ...
Monrovia also has new varieties available in a smaller Potentilla, ‘Pink N’ Pretty’, an exceptional pollinator in ‘Honey ...
While mulch is a great resource in both reducing weeds and keeping your trees healthy, don’t overlook the usefulness of ...
A Kansas City-area expert offers tips to strategically plant your growing space to account for shade, moisture, wind and more ...
An interesting crop of new annual flowers is poised to debut in the 2026 growing season, including a caladium with black ...
Don't let January's cold and wet start put you off from gardening: the experts say now is the ideal time to plant perennials ...
When shopping for seeds, it's tempting to get caught up in possibilities and end up with seeds that don’t perform the way you ...
Taxus, commonly known as yew, stands as perhaps the most versatile evergreen for formal garden structures. Its dense, dark ...
Dolly Parton likes to say, “If you see someone without a smile, give ’em one of yours.” For retired dentist Kit Sullivan, ...