Native fruit trees such as persimmon, wild plum, pawpaw and chokecherries can look good and produce nourishment for humans ...

If perennial types bloom in mid-summer or fall, then spring is the recommended dividing time, including hosta, tall garden ...

Depending on the variety, marigolds can be both annuals and perennials. Choose the right type based on your region.Marigolds ...

Many blooms fade when spring gives way to summer and heat and humidity arrive, but these flowers will provide stunning blooms ...

Examples include Solomon’s seal (Polygonatum x hybridum), with its tall, elegantly ... especially the exquisite white-flowering form, “Alba”. These hardy perennials’ natural bedfellows ...

Every two to three years, divide monarda, carnation, coral bells, delphinium, tall garden phlox ... decades as long as they are flowering abundantly. Some perennial types don’t like being ...

Something as simple as a few annuals in pots can provide enough to attract a few hummingbirds and provide them some much ...

Before you make a final decision, ask yourself—does your garden space have the optimal conditions for them to thrive? You may want a tall, flowering perennial like butterfly weed to add height ...

Marilu Knode is a curator, arts administrator and self-taught passionate amateur gardener living in Wauwatosa. She currently ...