Want a garden that’s beautiful all year long? It’s possible with these backyard gardening picks for year round flowers and perennial plants.

Some green thumb energy and great weather certainly help in that department, but certain flowers bloom extra long. These long-blooming perennials are the true overachievers of the plant world ...

Growing chives as perennials has three main benefits: fresh chives for the kitchen, pretty lavender-colored flowers, and an easy-going plant that pops up early in spring to bring green to the ...

The Springfield News-Leader in Springfield, Missouri, partners with the Master Gardeners of Green County each week ... What would be a good choice of perennials for the front of my yard?

Several annual and perennial plants can add a splash of color to your ... and grass has begun to green up, I need more color in my landscape. And I need it now. I can’t wait for the colors ...

Lawns are becoming green again (ours has a few too many weeds), trees are sprouting leaves (while delivering copious amounts of pollen) while shrubs and perennials are showing initial signs of ...