These flowers will thrive in sunny gardens and will come back year after year with bright, colorful, easy-to-care-for blooms. Alex Manders / Getty Images Perennial flowers are known for their ability ...
Many annuals and perennials need plenty of sunlight to thrive. Whether you have sunny areas in your front, side, or backyard or a porch, patio, or balcony and want to add more plants that will come ...
If you want more color in sunny areas of your garden, a few bright perennials will do the trick. Whether you want big blooms or more textured, smaller flowers for a backdrop, they can fill your space ...
Q: I have a 20-foot-by-3-foot bed that gets hot afternoon sun. Can you recommend perennials for that kind of area? Dawn Range, Loganville A: Remember that most perennials bloom for only a few weeks ...
It just flops in low light. Lavender struggles in the shade—leading to sparse blooms, leggy growth, and a weaker scent—so it really needs full sun to thrive. Other sun-loving perennials like roses, ...
An interesting crop of new annual flowers is poised to debut in the 2026 growing season, including a caladium with black ...
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Winning perennials for this year's gardens

The 2026 Perennial Plant of the Year is Blackhawks big bluestem, a cultivar of one of the dominant grasses of the North ...
The garden is dusted with snow and covered in dog prints and bunny tracks. Cardinals and blue jays are feasting on small burgundy fruit stubbornly clinging to the “Camelot” crabapple tree. The tree is ...
The Perennial Plant Association has selected Aralia cordata "Sun King" as the 2020 Perennial Plant of the Year. This group of professional growers has been selecting a plant of the year since 1990.
Perennial flowers are known for their ability to bloom year after year with beautiful colors and foliage. If your garden spot receives little to no shade, though, don't worry. There are plenty of full ...