These low maintenance perennials from dogweed to bleeding hearts should be added to your garden for easy care all year round.
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The 2026 plants of the year

Each year, the National Garden Bureau selects their plants of the year.
If you are anything like our little family living in the redwoods, with a large area of the garden mostly in shade, finding ways to add variety, color and light using flowers, foliage and even ...
Gro-Low sumac (Rhus aromatica ‘Gro-Low’) is a selection of a fragrant sumac, made by Synnestvedt Nursery in Illinois. This plant reaches 2 to 3 feet tall and spreads to 8 feet wide. It can grow in ...
A little gardening effort this January will pay off tenfold when the warmer weather ...
The orchid is said to be the most exotic of all flowers. Their fragile beauty has made them a favorite corsage flower.
Your garden might feel like it's been paused for the winter. But there are plenty of things you can be doing outdoors to get ...
They may be pretty, but invasive shrubs crowd out native plants and ruin local ecosystems in your backyard. Keep these ...
In gardens, the golden rule is ‘things never quite work out’ — and today’s climatic vicissitudes demand a balanced strategy.
Impatiens’ easy-care nature, season-long bloom and shade tolerance make it one of the most popular garden annuals. The introduction of downy mildew-resistant varieties has helped it maintain this ...