Dolly Parton likes to say, “If you see someone without a smile, give ’em one of yours.” For retired dentist Kit Sullivan, ...

Perennials with pests or diseases, or those you don't want to self-sow should be cut back in fall. Leaving perennials ...

The 2026 Perennial Plant of the Year is Blackhawks big bluestem, a cultivar of one of the dominant grasses of the North American tallgrass prairies.

When creating a new garden or looking for new additions, check out the Perennial Plants of the Year (PPOY). Selected by members of the Perennial Plant Association, winners must be suited to a wide ...

Not only do you want to make sure that the name “suits” your baby boy or girl, but you also likely want it to be meaningful ...

The nation’s premier color trend-setter — the New Jersey-based Pantone Color Institute — each year selects a “Color of the Year” that it believes best speaks to the times. For 2026, that color is ...

A guide to seven of the best perennials to plant in January, and you can get all of these as bare-root plants to benefit bees ...

The Perennial Plant of the Year for 2026 is a lovely ornamental grass, a cultivar of big bluestem (Andropogon gerardii), called “Blackhawks.” The Perennial Plant Association designates a plant of ...

Carrollton's Harper Darr (left) drives baseline on Southwestern's Briann Anderson while the Hawks' Blake Driskill (right) trails the play in a nonconference girls basketball game Saturday afternoon at ...

Overall, my gardens did well last summer despite the lack of rain – largely because of all that sunshine. Most of us had a ...

Jackie Bantle Saskatchewan Winter is a good time for gardeners to focus more on their houseplants and perhaps even purchase a ...

The coyote willow is a north American shrub and one of the few willows that thrives in drier soil in summer as well as ...