I would like to start a perennial flower border in an area where I have previously planted annuals. Could you recommend some good varieties of perennial flowers, especially those with a long blooming ...

Answer: A sure-fire sign of spring is the sight and smell of tiny sweet alyssum (Lobularia maritima). Inexpensive, colorful and dependable, alyssum is ideal as a border plant, for filling in empty ...

A: One of my favorite flowers for planting in the fall and winter is Sweet Alyssum. It is known as Lobularia maritima to scientists and horticulturists and is classified in the same plant family as ...

What perennial flowers would you suggest to plant so I can have color all spring, summer and fall? Most perennial flowers have a bloom period of three to six weeks. By choosing three or more different ...

Cutting back flowering perennials, annuals and bedding plants can help to improve and prolong flowering and the shape of a plant. It’s not just trees and shrubs that need pruning. Flowering perennials ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. COSTA GEORGIADIS: Meet Sonja Cameron who grows pretty perennials at a nursery about 40 minutes ...