Perennials Articles

Learn how perennials can bring you joy season after season. Articles courtesy of Horticulture magazine.

Coping with Dry Shade

(September/October 1998) – Ann Lovejoy

Ever-Alluring Ferns

(May 2006) – William Cullina

Improbable Peonies

(March/April 2003) – James W. Waddick, photography by Donna Krischan

Lively Daisies

(February/March 2008) – Scott Ogden

Long-Blooming Perennials

(December 1997) – Thomas Fischer

Not Grandma’s Gladiola’s

(January/February 2006) – John Manning

Not without Roses

(June/July 2009) – Ellen Hoffs

Old-Fashioned Chrysanthemums

(September/October 2004) – Graham Rice

Rose Hips

(October/November 2006) – Peter Schneider

Star Attraction

(May/June 2005) – Carol Klein

Starting off Right: Taking Root Cuttings of Perennials

(September/October 2004) – Tom Fischer

Succulents

(February/March 2009) – Nan Sinton with Fran Levin

Taking Tip Cuttings from Perennials

(June 2000) – Janet H. Sanchez, illustrations by Elayne Sears

The next classic Lilacs

(April 2008) – Page Dickey

Unsung Perennials

(Spring Planting Issue, 2005) – Helen Dillon

Today's Gardening Tips
Bud blast-when flowers form but fall off. There are several reasons for this: the plant dried out, was hit with wind or had root damage from a rodent