This column often espouses the use of native plants, which are typically, but not always, perennial. That means they bloom for a certain period of time in the warmer months, whither back and then ...

Many gardeners prefer to plant perennial flowers rather than annual flowers simply due to the fact that perennials which are healthy and well-cared-for will return year after year, while annuals need ...

For low-maintenance, showy color, zinnias take the prize. These annual flowers grow quickly from seed, don’t mind the heat, and tolerate most types of soil. Zinnias also are a favorite of bees, ...

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Zinnias make fantastic cut flowers and companion plants, and their rainbow-hued blooms fit right into garden borders, flower beds, and patio planters. These annual flowers need to be replanted every ...

Zinnias are my favorite annual summer flowers, and I say this for four reasons: • They are as colorful as a kaliedoscopic rainbow. • Their many petaled blooms, like those ruffled collars seen on ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... In the cutting-garden alphabet, the best comes at the end. Sure, alyssum have sweet blooms, lilies are lovely and there are many other flower options along ...