I recently had to take out my 10-foot tripod Hasegawa pruning ladder to take a picture of a flower blossom while standing on the top step. The flower, a black-eyed Susan, stood 9 feet, 3 inches tall ...

It’s time to ready the garden for fall. A checklist of things to do in August: Prepare the soil for fall vegetables by adding 2-4 inches of quality compost. Some can be sown or transplanted now, ...

Here are the questions to help you settle on what you like, what fits your lifestyle and what issues you hope to resolve — and 6 common mistakes to avoid ...

May is a fantastic time to add plants to flower beds and containers for bright flowering displays. While many gardeners will head to the garden center to pick up some ready-to-go plants, the most cost ...

Q: We have several tall perennials that flop over when they go into bloom. When we try to straighten up the iris, peony and delphinium plants, they crack and break. How can we keep them growing ...

“We did not plant it, but a good size, exotic wild plant is growing in our yard. We would like to know the name of the plant and whether it is poisonous.” Charles and Sheila Rhee, Mount Prospect You ...

M.B.: Tall perennials need more discipline. Mark your calendar now to remind yourself to give crew cuts in May and June. Cutting back tall-growing perennials in late spring and early summer will give ...

FARGO — Every flower garden deserves a backbone of classic perennials such as peonies, iris, daylilies and hosta, but there’s a whole world of less-familiar perennials that add unique interest to ...

A beautifully blooming onion, two new coneflowers in unusual colors, and three new drought-tough sedums are among the most interesting new perennial flowers debuting in the 2019 growing season.