For a sustainable and eco-friendly garden, consider growing low-maintenance perennial vegetables.

A beautiful cottage garden is filled with a variety of perennial plants. - Photos By R A Kearton/Getty Images If you're new to gardening, there may be quite a few plant terms you're not yet familiar ...

These low maintenance perennials from dogweed to bleeding hearts should be added to your garden for easy care all year round.

When I first started gardening more than 40 years ago, it made no sense to me why anyone would plant a flower that lived for just one summer when there were so-called “perennials” that came back year ...

A little gardening effort this January will pay off tenfold when the warmer weather ...

A garden flourishes when it has both annual flowers and perennial flowers. Annuals give you a chance to grow plants outside your hardiness zone, to experiment with different plants, and to put in some ...

If you’re at a loss, you’re not alone. Many people aren’t aware of the definitions, let alone the differences, between annuals and perennials. In short, it all comes down to flowers that come back ...

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Gardening comes with its own language and set of rules, and there’s a lot ...

Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. Those ...

This hardy evergreen plant can handle temperature down to 50 degrees Fahrenheit. It's an easy-to-grow plant that tolerates ...

A flaming orange coneflower, a non-invasive miscanthus grass, and some of the longest-bloomers yet are among the interesting new perennial flowers ready to hit the market in 2018. Growers, local ...