A naturalised garden pond provides the perfect habitat for humans and wildlife alike to enjoy. Water features of any kind are ...

A cool-season flower that can be set out in early spring, sweet alyssum fades in the summer heat, but its clusters of tiny ...

Gardening experts have revealed that growing two types of perennials can halve your ... Parker's advise that "a thick mass planting of ground cover plants can control weeds by keeping the direct ...

Bulbs can be combined with other flowers to give a longer season of color. They can be planted in annual flower beds as soon as frost kills them or freezes the flowers. Then as the bulb flowers start ...

The thrum of crickets, cooler air, the aroma of fallen leaves, and a touch of color in the trees usher in the onset of autumn ...

“Autumn is a really good time for flowering perennials, grasses, shrubs and trees to get planted so that they take root and ...

Scabiosa columbaria ‘Butterfly Blue’ is a perennial that flowers from spring to autumn, useful as an edging, or in large ...

Despite some hot sunny days, it’s not too early to start weeding and mulching the garden to get it ready for its long winter ...

Fall bulb planting is an easy way to bring early blooms into our gardens. At most elevations, the best time to plant bulbs is ...

Japanese knotweed is a rapidly-spreading invasive, non-native plant that could threaten property values in Connecticut and in ...

These late-blooming perennials are a keystone plant, providing beauty and food. Learn where to best plant them and how to ...

These flowers are also an important source of food for pollinators late in the season. Fall is an ideal time to plant perennials and ... least six weeks before the ground freezes so your new ...