Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photos by R A Kearton / Getty Images Gardeners often spend a lot of time deciding where to plant perennials, considering things ...

It has been almost a decade since Barb Gerow came home with her first miniature garden, a souvenir from a trip she took with her sisters. The next spring, she started building her own miniature ...

This part of June is a good time to appreciate all the perennial flowers that bloom. Visit a local show garden, and you’ll be impressed with tall and spiky delphiniums, lush hosta plants and vibrant ...

Dear Master Gardener: As a fun gardening project, I would like to put in a miniature garden with my children. Are there miniature perennials, so I don’t have to buy new plants each year? Answer: ...

Depending on the variety hostas can be shade plants or can take a bit of sun. Hostas are generally easy-care plants that add texture and spark to shade gardens, but a few extra steps in autumn can ...

An unseasonably warm spell that February encouraged her beloved dwarf hostas to sprout in a trough planter inside the garage. Anxious to plant her new garden, Pressley moved the planter outside.

Marcia and I were privileged to tour Sebright Gardens, one of this year's presenters at Plant Nerd Night, with its tireless owners, Thomas Johnson and Kirk Hansen. Even in the middle of January, there ...