Whether you are looking to cozy up a garden seating area or hide an unsightly view, tall perennial flowers are the answer. Subtly forming a living floral screen, they will distract with their stunning ...

What’s your favorite color? My favorite color has always been green. I guess it figures, given my life-long interest in plants. But, if you ask me what my favorite color of flower is, I would say blue ...

For the longest time, tall plants have been relegated to the back of the garden, up against a fence or off to a corner, shunted aside like that 6-foot seventh-grader who was always in the last row for ...

Tall flowers are the statement pieces of a garden. These skyward sculptures bring drama to just about any yard and range from bold, colorful blooms to more subdued blossoms. Both will help define your ...

To invite more hummingbirds to your garden, consider planting these flowers as a dynamic duo. They both feed the birds and ...

Early spring is a great time to start planning your plantings for the coming season. Look over photos of your garden from last year to see where blank spaces occur or where the design of your flower ...

THE tall flower stems of camassia are superb in May. It looks a bit like a tall bluebell -- to which it is related -- but waist-high and sometimes more. The structure of the flower spike is similar, ...

David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...