Soon enough, leaves will begin to turn and gardens will take on the gold, orange and red hues of autumn. But that doesn’t mean you have to say goodbye to one of the garden’s most spectacular colours.

Adding a splash of purple to your garden can transform it into a regal and serene retreat. This versatile color, a blend of calm blue and vibrant red, comes in countless shades, from soft lavender to ...

This herbaceous perennial has a long bloom time that lasts all the way until fall, and its showy flowers are a pollinator ...

Q: I've had a patch of perennial salvia and purple coneflowers out front for a few years, and I'm thinking of replacing them. The salvia looks absolutely stunning in the spring, and then the rest of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Blue salvia flowers - Pakin Songmor/Getty Images Salvia, the genus of the sage family, includes a variety of stunning perennial ...

A poet is said to be someone who sees the world each day as if for the first time. I can vouch for this poetic feeling whenever I see certain plants, no matter how familiar they might be. At this time ...

The triad of perennial salvias for desert gardens yields color, scent and cut flowers for little water. Knowing which ones to choose is crucial to making these amazing sub shrubs perform to their ...

Salvia is the largest genus of plants in the mint family with more than 800 different types, from annuals and biennials to perennials and even some shrubby forms. Most are thought of as ornamentals, ...