Key Points Planting perennials in mid- to late-summer ensures vibrant blooms in fall and a colorful return in spring.Look for ...

Key Points Crepe myrtles may not bloom due to poor pruning, low light, watering issues, weak soil, or pests.For better blooms ...

After the riot of bloom that is June and July, gardens can look somewhat drab by late summer. But with the right plants, you can have a fall garden that’s filled with color right up to frost. Here are ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... As we enter the fall season, gardeners consider planting selected bulbs for enjoyment as they bloom in the spring. This column opens with a brief overview of ...

Spring-blooming woody plants like lilacs (especially the old, grafted varieties), ornamental cherries, forsythia, crabapples, azaleas and some magnolias set their flower buds for the following year in ...

Whether for container or garden growing, here’s a partial list of plants whose sterility explains their explosive flowering ...

Check out the best flowering (and in many cases, low-maintenance) perennials to plant in August because they bloom from fall ...

Appreciate the splendor of the season with these colorful photos of flowers (and butterflies!) submitted by Birds & Blooms ...

The next few weeks are some of the year’s best for pruning landscape plants – mainly woody-stemmed ones that already have bloomed for the year, as well as most needled evergreens. Spring-blooming ...

The guide covers planting and care strategies for heat-loving vegetables, quick-maturing crops, and beneficial herbs suited to summer conditions. It offers advice on soil preparation, irrigation, weed ...