Perennial Learning Center

Winter means Awards Season - but for more than just the movie and music industries! January is also the time to start thinking about red-carpet plants. What will the best-dressed...

by Amanda The finished product. If you’re lucky enough to have a mature Hydrangea shrub bursting with summer blooms (or know of a generous friend who does), consider making a...

by Amanda If you’re one of the lucky gardeners who is faced with the fun problem of too many Daylilies, Hostas, or other perennials that need to be divided this...

Astilbe - Astilbe Bearded Iris - Iris germanica Black Cohosh - Actea Racemosa Bleeding Heart - Dicentra spectabilis Bloodroot - Sanguinaria canadensis Blue Cardinal Flower - Lobelia siphilitica Bugbane - Actea simplex Dahlia - Dahlia Daylily - Hemerocallis Dutchman's Breeches - Dicentra cucullaria Dwarf Blazing Star - Liatris microcephala Dwarf Crested Iris - Iris...

by Amanda At some point or another, many of us have experienced a gorgeous Garden Phlox inundated with powdery mildew. It can be heartbreaking! The best way to help prevent...

Creating Shade For Woodland Plants Use your home to Create Shade Use Fast-Growing Shrubs and Small Trees to Create Shade Use Temporary Structures to Create Shade Use a Sheltered Deck...

"Last August I planted some Bearded Iris in two very different spots on my property - one bed is very formal, and the other is more of a wild &...

By Marianne Willburn, gardening expert and author. Butterfly Bush, Hydrangea, Forsythia, Beauty Berry, Viburnum, and more! A shrub by definition is a woody, multi-stemmed plant, either deciduous or evergreen, that...

by Amanda Echinops is one of our favorite unique perennials. The fantastic globe-shaped flowers attract a parade of pollinators to the summer garden. Although we all love the classic look...

Coreopsis flowers are attractive to butterflies, and the leaves to the caterpillars of some butterfly species. About half the 80 or so species of coreopsis are native to North America,...

By Dr. Leonard Perry, former Horticulture Professor at the University of Vermont. Profuse blooms, often in shades of yellow, through a long period in mid-summer make coreopsis a great native...

Viola is in genus of the Violet (Violaceae) family, and is a familiar sight in spring gardens all over the world, where the diminutive, heart-shaped flowers, are easily recognized. The...