Plant breeders are never content with the status quo. That’s why they’re always working to come up with plants with superior ...

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As a dedicated gardener, one of the greatest joys is watching your plants thrive and multiply effortlessly. Imagine having a garden that sustains itself, with plants that self-seed and continue to ...

Growers and breeders continuously experiment, refining traits of well-known and loved plants to improve their performance, hardiness and appearance. Here are 10 of their latest successes, five new ...

Perennial rice, like many other perennial plants, can spread by horizontal stems below or just above the surface of the soil but they also reproduce sexually by producing flowers, pollen and seeds.

The Detroit Tigers have had a surprisingly quick turnaround with their young core and the conversation has now become about when to go all-in. One superstar that could potentially be both an all ...

A new line of high-performing mixed-species peonies, a super-sized new salvia, and several new varieties of pollinator favorites highlight the list of interesting new perennials debuting in the ...

By Margaret Roach I’m several hundred heirloom bean varieties deep in the latest seed list I’m browsing, description by description, with no plan to come up for air anytime soon. There are ...

Many posts on student motivation have appeared in this blog over the years. Antoine Germany, an assistant principal at the school where I teach, Luther Burbank High School in Sacramento, Calif.

A: When an otherwise healthy-looking perennial plant stops flowering, it usually means that it’s ready to divide. It’s the process of splitting a single plant into multiple smaller plants.

Winter in Minnesota is tough—not just on us, but also on our trees and shrubs. Snow, ice, and road salt can really take a toll on woody perennials, leaving them bent, broken, or even dead by spring.

"Creekside has grown alongside us, and this new shrub focus will enhance its opportunity in providing strong patio and landscape hydrangea varieties," Wiseman said. In alignment with its perennial ...