Blueish-purple balloon flower is well suited for growing in almost any garden. This pretty perennial needs little care to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Varieties of sedum are practically perfect plants. They look good from the moment their flowers emerge from the soil in spring and ...

As a landscape designer, when I look at a landscape, I have designed color in my gardens for all kinds of conditions. What I try to do is to have color in the garden all year; we call that a ...

Q I'd appreciate it if you would identify this plant for us. This is its third year and the last two it has come up from the roots. Is it sometimes called a "balloon plant"? A The plant in question is ...

Q I'd appreciate it if you would identify this plant for us. This is its third year and the last two it has come up from the roots. Is it sometimes called a "balloon plant"? A The plant in question is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A densely planted flower garden is in full bloom. - nukopic/Shutterstock Creating a lush flower garden year after year can be a ...

Dear Master Gardener: How do you divide peonies and when should you cut them down for the winter? Also, can balloon flowers be divided? Answer: When it comes to peonies (Paeonia) it is important to ...

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