Perennials are best divided in the spring and fall when the weather is cooler. Spring-blooming perennials should be divided in the fall. Late-summer and fall-blooming perennials should be divided in ...

There is perhaps no sight more exciting to an avid gardener than a yard full of spring-blooming bulbs in full flower. Bulbs herald the gardening season, and their colors are a welcome sight after the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Spring has sprung! As winter has started fading away and the days have grown longer, nature is beginning to awaken for spring. One ...

Planting flowering perennials in the fall garden is an easy way to enjoy more color and beauty come spring. But some gardeners may be concerned about planting things too late. If perennials have gone ...

Do you know why the flower went to the dentist? It needed a root canal. Flowers don’t need dentists, of course, but humans do come in handy for other flower tasks. For example, most perennials thrive ...

If you would like to add spring-flowering trees to your landscape, January and February are excellent months to plant them.

My favorite shade perennial is Lenten rose (Helleborus). This unique perennial is native to mountainous areas of Greece and Turkey. It has evergreen foliage and blooms remarkably early with pretty ...

It’s time to put up your new gardening calendar and give yourself reminders of some of the jobs you’ll need to do through the seasons. Follow this month-by-month bullet point guide to some of the ...

Purdue Landscape Report: Spring is finally here! Everywhere you look, one can find some spring color around. Some of the first plants to peek out of the ground are spring-flowering bulbs like crocus, ...

WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA — We couldn’t call it an April Fool's joke as that snow came on April 2. Sure made a mess out of everything out in the farm yard and gravel roads. Guess it was too much to ...