Starting a perennial garden 3 Articles

by Becky Lane

If you don't have any perennials in your garden, you need to get some. Now! Evergreens, grass and annuals may be neat and tidy, but they are also quite boring. They look the same day in, and day out. I grew up hating what ...read more

by Glory Lennon

If you are new to gardening, the best way to acquaint yourself with the ways of horticulture, next to devoting years to study and traveling hither and thither to Botanical gardens, is to "buddy" up to some old gardeners. N...read more

by Pat Merewether

Good soil and the proper amount of sunlight comes first when starting a perennial bed. You can go with full sun or shade, but the soil must be properly prepared. I usually start a new area in the fall. I mow the weeds ...read more