“An annual is a plant that produces colorful blooms all season long and lasts for just one year,” explains Dan Stuppiello, divisional merchandise manager of Live Goods at Home Depot. “If you want to ...

If you’re at a loss, you’re not alone. Many people aren’t aware of the definitions, let alone the differences, between annuals and perennials. In short, it all comes down to flowers that come back ...

As home gardeners become more educated about the benefits of native plants (supporting native insects, birds and wildlife, and the environment as a whole), the focus has mainly been on trees, shrubs ...

Plants are classified as annuals, biennials or perennials based on their life cycles. Biennials, like foxglove, have a vegetative year followed by a flowering year. Perennials, including woody shrubs ...

Annual flowers can be a beautiful addition to any garden. Most gardeners already know there are plenty of flowering annuals that will last all summer, but what about the other seasons? While there are ...

As the weather cools and autumn rains break the late summer dry spell, gardeners can once again start planting in the garden. While fall is a wonderful time to plant perennials and deciduous shrubs, ...

In the vibrant world of gardening, two main types of plants take center stage: annuals and perennials. Imagine annual flowers as the stars of a single-season show, bursting into bloom, painting the ...

Corn is a great bet for a quick and rewarding summer harvest. This fast-growing crop performs well in USDA hardiness zones ...

Hummingbirds migrate north in the spring, and their arrival is eagerly anticipated by some gardeners. Certain plants, like cuphea, geraniums, impatiens, lantana, nicotiana, petunias, salvias, and ...

Hardy annuals, in horticultural terms, ticks two boxes: ‘hardy’, meaning not susceptible to frost, and ‘annual’, meaning it ...