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Perennials are plants that return year after year in the garden. Here are eleven perennials that have a long-blooming period.

Finding interesting plants isn't always easy if you're working with a dry landscape, but this perennial will add both ...

Gardening trends come and go but some flowers never go out of style. Learn more about nine nostalgic flowers that your ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! Temperatures have cooled off as the rain continues in the Valley. Some nighttime ...

Ohioans may spot clusters of white flowers along roadsides or fence lines as a poisonous plant blooms across the state.

Statice (Limonium simulatum) is a short-lived, tender perennial, although most gardeners from USDA zone 8 and cooler grow it ...

You need to be able to distinguish between the boys and the girls. They are easy to tell apart. The male blooms are connected to the main stem of the plant by a simple, short green stem. Female blooms ...

Hydrangeas have a long tradition of use in shady Southern gardens. From late April through July, huge flower heads of light ...

According to the USDA, ingestion of the plant is “frequently fatal” for livestock. In fact, sheep can reportedly be poisoned by eating as little as three ounces of green leaves. Animals can die from ...

Perennial flowers may be expensive but are worth the investment. Perennials come back every year and the ones presented here ...