Mother Nature is unpredictable. Despite our best efforts, record-breaking rainfall events or severe heat and drought can take their toll on plants. What’s a gardener to do in the face of such ...

Check out the top 10 year-round perennials. Helleborus orientalis, Zones 4 to 9 Hellebore’s cup-shaped blossoms are a welcome ...

Like other spring ephemerals — woodland perennials that briefly burst to life and then quickly go dormant — skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus) keeps a low profile, rising just inches from the ...

Also known as the Lenten rose for its habitual appearance during Easter season, Helleborus is a genus of mostly evergreen hardy perennial plants that are among the first to bloom after a long dreary ...

Plant these tough-as-nails selections for gardens that shine no matter the weather. Daylilies are surprisingly tough plants. They tolerate just about any well-drained soil and are drought tolerant ...

Many gardeners are not comfortable calling plants by their scientific name. Perhaps it is the uncertainty of saying the name correctly, or perhaps just trying to get their tongue around the multiple ...

Skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus) may herald the arrival of spring with its early blooms and unique ability to melt snow, but it's yet another smelly disaster that will quickly turn your garden ...