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Impatiens are perfect in baskets, window boxes, borders, and shaded areas. Colors range from whites and pinks to peaches and reds. Impatiens bloom from summer to frost.

The old perennial borders of England are the result of ideas passed down from one head gardener to another. And those garden lessons can be recreated across the pond.

A border of plants around a vegetable patch can be useful and decorative. Here are ideas for edging plants to surround the kitchen garden.

Athens Select™ Plants and Southern Living™ Plant Collections team up in 2009 to bring flowering plants to gardeners in warm and humid southern landscapes.

A strong accent plant reminiscent of heirloom gardens and cottage borders, Hollyhocks are a charming addition to any garden space. See how to cultivate the hollyhock.

Silver foliage can be used to create harmony amidst competing colors, and to create a soft, romantic look in the garden.

Silver trees and shrubs are relatively scarce but there are some beautiful ones in commerce that can light up your yard. Most are drought tolerant.

Border edgings are important for blending the garden bed with the outside landscaping. See annual plants that provide color for garden border edges.

Coreopsis brings a sunny disposition to any summer garden. Delicate bright golden yellow flowers with maroon centers on thin stems appear to be floating in air.

A gardening book that highlights garden planning, design, plant selection and special techniques shared by some of the top gardeners in America.

Looking for an interesting way to add sound, scent, privacy and texture to your garden? Try one of these scented grasses!

Onions in the perennial flower garden? You might be surprised how alliums can add dynamic color, unique form and unusual shape to your garden.

Summer is the time to show off the rich colors of flowers in a garden. Optimum planting creates enjoyment throughout the summer.

The term is thrown around the water garden community, but how many really know what they mean when saying it? Just what is a marginal water plant?

A country garden of one's own will ease the stress of living in the concrete jungle. There are lots of ways to bring that relaxed style into a small city space.

Brighten up summer gardens with bedding plants. They are ideal for spectacular color displays or as container plants. Check out Salvia, Geraniums, Violas and many more.

Red caladiums are popular in any flower garden. The colorful leaves can display accents of greens, whites, pinks and darker shades of red to add color to summer gardens.

Whatever landscape a gardener has to work with, there is sure to be an iris he can grow to enjoy months of colorful flowers and attractive foliage.

Spider flowers are fast growing annual plants that are tall and long-legged. Cleome plants are great for the back of borders.

Herbs have a positive impact on neighboring plants when planned as companion plants. These herb plants can do more than flavor dishes, they can repel deer and insects.

A look at some native plants that can be toxic to pets; special care needs to be taken with these plants in the garden.

Discover 4 fabulous ornamental grasses to grow in key areas of the garden, creating striking contrasts of color and shape. Plus tips for where to plant for best effects.

Burning Bush, also known as Winged Euonymus, was introduced from Asia in the 1860s, and is now considered a threat to native species in some areas.

Any flower planted en masse or in large groups will result in a stunning display. A border edged in the same plant will offer the same show and a neat orderly appearance.

Every perennial gardener wants a showy display of flowers all season from spring to fall. Here's how to get it. Follow this guide for your best perennial garden yet.

Purple foliage creates a stunning accent in the garden, particularly when contrasted against gold or yellowish green leafed plants. Here are several great purples.

Grow beautiful, early­-blooming flowers next spring. Remember to plant spring-flowering, hardy bulbs in the fall.

A perennial is an ornamental, usually flowering plant that comes up year after year. The cost of replacing flowering annuals is making perennial gardens more popular.

Desert sand verbena begins spreading across the ground in mats after late-winter rains wet the soil.

Herb gardens are easy to maintain and need little care. Fragrant varieties also make great additions to flower gardens.

The garden should look nice even when there is nothing in bloom. Here are some top shade-loving plants that have beautiful flowers and leaves.

Leaves are around the garden for three seasons. Flowers last a few weeks. It stands to reason that getting the foliage right is a crucial element in great garden design.

The calendula, commonly pot marigold, is an herb flower planted in kitchen gardens. Visitors to butterfly, cutting or scented gardens will enjoy these fragrant flowers.

The bulb growing season can be extended by using tender bulbs or other summer flowering, perennial bulbs in the yellow themed garden.

English gardens can take many shapes, colors, and sizes but they all have a distinct English personality

Successful flower gardeners use both art and science to achieve their flower garden design goals, no matter what their garden style. You can, too.

The foxglove is a stately plant that has been featured in gardens for centuries. This growing guide will help you care for, maintain and select the best foxglove.

Perennials with golden foliage create color interest in the garden even when little is blooming

Recent trends in breeding and selection for Rose-of-Sharon Hibiscus include plant size choices, larger sterile flowers, and vividly colored long-lasting flowers.

Herbs and scent are both welcome in a garden, and most scented herbs have had uses in food, beauty, as well as medicinally for thousands of years.

Many perennial plants are just breaking dormancy in the spring and won't be blooming until summer or fall. These great plants however add spring color with early flowers.

Gardens located in exposed areas, near the shore or on the plains, are subject to lots of wind that can damage some garden plants.

Appetites of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) include ornamental landscape plants. Choosing native deer-resistant shrubs equals landscape success.

Save money by planting seeds rather than seedlings. Wildflowers, Lupine, and California Poppy seeds can be an inexpensive start to a beautiful garden.