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Oriental poppies and tall bearded iris are excellent companion plants in a garden. These perennial plants begin as spring flowering plants but continue to early summer.

When the distinctive, blood-red flowers of Oriental poppies start opening in late May, they receive special attention from both gardeners and American veterans.

A frequent frustration of gardeners in cold northern zone climates is hearing about perennial plants that their Southern neighbors enjoy. What plants will survive zone 3?

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.

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.

As Spring to Summer makes flowers more strident, start sorting out different shapes of vases to display cut flowers when staging a home.

Grazing rabbits cause damage to tender shoots in the spring garden, and they damage tree bark and shrubs in the winter. Control rabbits without toxic chemicals.

Enhance and improve the design of your garden by understanding a few guidelines that start with the color wheel.

Are you growing these lovely old time nostalgic flowers? Many terrific old roses, perennials, annuals, bulbs, and flowering vines have stood the test of time!

A new garden book called Planthropology: The Myths, Mysteries, and Miracles of My Garden Favorites by Ken Druse is for the consummate plant lover.

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.

Verticillium wilt lives in the soil and attacks plants, which have stressed roots.

A quick guide to flower care during the hot summer months -- and tips on how to enjoy your flower garden more, too.

Gardening at altitudes above 6500' is challenging, but with a little effort and proper plant selection, the rewards can be spectacular and unique.

Minneapolis won't disappoint travelers who like to spend their vacations visiting museums. Not only are most of the museums first-rate, their contents offer variety.

Many people have heard of blue poppies, a few will have seen them, even fewer will have grown them.