By Eddie Smith MSU Extension Service I have fond memories of walking daily as a kid past my grandmother’s chain-link fence, ...

Fall is one of my favorite times in the garden. With cooler temperatures prevailing, the garden seems to come alive again.

Perennial flowers also tick all the boxes as low maintenance plants that together with shrubs and trees provide the basic framework of the garden. Most perennials survive drought, even during the ...

If you're looking for a hardy, low-maintenance flower that grows low and looks beautiful, then geraniums are it! Perennial geraniums are a hardy, low-growing plant, often grown as a ground cover ...

Weeding is one of the least enjoyable tasks for any gardener. Constantly battling unwanted plants can take away the joy of ...

Facilitated by specific fungi in the genera Russula and Lactarius, the ghost plant is able to exist because it access the ...

Question: I have a friend who is dividing her perennial flowers and has offered to share them with me. She has a big variety and my space is limited. What would you suggest I plant? Answer ...

A cool-season flower that can be set out in early spring, sweet alyssum fades in the summer heat, but its clusters of tiny ...

Low-growing perennials cover soil, prevent erosion and provide pretty foliage and flowers. Garden experts share their ...

If you like zinnias and dahlias, then perennial mums are absolutely going to float your boat.  They’re a little harder to find, so you want to be sure you’re asking for perennial mums.

Summer might be coming to an end, but there is much to plant in your garden in September. These are the best perennial plants to buy now.