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

Let’s start with an edible perennial vine! A grapevine is a great choice to grow at home. Enjoy grape jam, wine or snacks—the edible leaves can even be stuffed with meats and other fillings. Different ...

Ever wish you could replicate the beauty of a blue sky? Plant this flowering vine inspired by clear, purplish-blue skies, and you can! The golden center even looks like the shining sun in a blue sky.

A gorgeous vegetable garden with a mixture of annual and perennial plants - Flower_Garden/Shutterstock Although you're probably familiar with annual vegetables that ...

Question: My husband installed an arbor over the entrance to our patio from the side yard. It’s big and very sturdy. I’m considering planting a trumpet vine there because I love the hummingbirds, but ...

The 2026 Perennial Plant of the Year is Blackhawks big bluestem, a cultivar of one of the dominant grasses of the North ...

Perennials with pests or diseases, or those you don't want to self-sow should be cut back in fall. Leaving perennials ...

You’ve probably heard plants described as annuals and perennials in gardening. Knowing the difference between annual vs. perennial plants will help you understand how each type will behave in your ...

When creating a new garden or looking for new additions, check out the Perennial Plants of the Year (PPOY). Selected by members of the Perennial Plant Association, winners must be suited to a wide ...

Many gardeners in our area are working with limited urban or suburban space and looking for ways to add visual interest — and perhaps screen fences or exterior walls. Vines can fill this role, ...

Hi Sue, Hope you are well. I was hoping you could help me on how to rid a garden and lawn of trumpet vines. Trying to create a wildflower garden, but the vines are growing like crazy! I’m thinking ...

There are three invasive grasses and six invasive vines that Michigan residents should be aware of. Pale Swallow-wort and Black Swallow-wort, also known as dog-strangling vine, have both been detected ...