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Winning perennials for this year's gardens

The 2026 Perennial Plant of the Year is Blackhawks big bluestem, a cultivar of one of the dominant grasses of the North American tallgrass prairies.
Gardening can feel like a delicate dance of watering, weeding, fertilizing, and praying for the sun to shine just right. But ...
Perennials with pests or diseases, or those you don't want to self-sow should be cut back in fall. Leaving perennials ...
While mulch is a great resource in both reducing weeds and keeping your trees healthy, don’t overlook the usefulness of ...
The Perennial Plant of the Year for 2026 is a lovely ornamental grass, a cultivar of big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii), ...
For many people, the idea of growing their own food is a dream that feels out of reach. Maintaining a lush and productive ...
Insects relish scabious flowers and there are some first-year flowerers; Beaujolais Bonnets (60cm) wine flowers and pale ...
Applying a thick 2- to 4-inch layer of mulch over your soil in autumn shelters plants from the cold and prevents their roots ...