GARDENER'S READING ROOM
Perennials

Late to the Party… but What an Entrance!
While fall is a wonderful time to take stock of your garden, to move, divide, and evaluate options for future plantings, it’s also prime time for the season’s late bloomers. Read more.

Gardening From the Ground Up
Groundcovers are the workhorses of the landscape. They come in many forms: creeping and upright, evergreen and deciduous, drought-tolerant and moisture-loving. Read more.

Peonies Rule!
With a little planning, you can have peonies in bloom for at least a few months in your yard. Read more.

Naturally Native
Want a Northwest look for your garden along with low maintenance, good disease resistance, shelter and food for wildlife, all topped off with beauty and color? Go Native! Read more.

Fall into Color in the Garden
The garden this time of the year tends to show many different shades of green... Bring in late blooming perennials to satisfy your need for fall color.Read more.

How Do You Spell F*U*C*H*S*I*A?
Any way that you spell it, this group of plants is fabulous in many varying situations. Read more.

Survival of 1/2 Hardy Favorites
Oh! The half-hardies fill our minds with indecision: to plant, or not to risk the heartbreak of losing a favorite plant over the winter. Read more.

Perennial Perfection: Dividing Your Dazzlers
Are your beloved perennials trying to tell you something? Are you seeing weak leaf and flower displays, or gargantuan growing greenery? Read more.

Dahlias: Lift 'Em or Leave 'Em?
To lift or not to lift, that is the question! Dahlia growers have been divided on this for some 200 years. Read more.

Fabulous Fashions for Fall!
Has your garden been a flurry of frolicsome color - up until now? Read more.

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