Sometimes to get your early spring garden ready, you need to start in the fall. A little work now will ensure bright, ...

Asters, mums and goldenrod rightfully get a lot of the attention, but they are far from the only fall-blooming perennial ...

I know there isn't such a botanical category as "blue shade," that is, plants that add the color blue to shady spots in our gardens, but there should be. Everyone has shade, and blue is one of the ...

Chrysanthemums bloom from summer to fall, but for more variety in the autumn garden, consider these alternatives recommended ...

Blue is the color most pursued by gardeners. Yet blue is a mysterious hue with as many personalities as uses. Blue flowers can be tranquil or melancholy, dark as denim or light as the sky, restful as ...

Outside the blue of the sky and of the water of lakes, rivers, and oceans, nature does not offer much in the way of the color blue, especially in the world of plants and animals. Did you ever wonder ...

Diamonds Blue delphinium has been designated a Louisiana Super Plant selection by the LSU AgCenter for fall 2013. (Allen Owings) True blue flowers are relatively rare in nature. Have you ever wondered ...

Many gardeners are working hard to secure colourful summer flowers, and growing one perennial plant could bring pink and blue blooms for weeks. With a blend of annuals and perennials, your garden can ...

The nation’s premier color trend-setter – the New Jersey-based Pantone Color Institute – picks a trendy “color of the year” each year, and for 2020, it’s classic blue. Blue is a calming color that ...

Blue flowers are rare in nature, and for good reason: the color is usually the result of mutations and quirks of acidity levels rather than an actual blue pigment. That makes genetically engineering a ...