How to Deadhead Daylilies

Perennials play a distinctive role in the flower garden. Sometimes it can be difficult to understand perennial seasons of bloom and how different perennials work

If you’ve ever planted perennials, you will eventually need to move one because gardens and perennials change as growing seasons come and go, so I’ve

Scarlet Lily Beetles are incredibly destructive bugs. Scarlet Lily Beetles can rapidly defoliate patches of lilies in mere days, and they have been spreading from

Delphinium worms start showing up in spring gardens across our zone 3-4 region at the end of May and the beginning of June.  Once these

Hostas are Great Shade Perennials Hostas are famous for adding colour and texture to shade gardens with their jaw-dropping foliage. Hostas with chartreuse foliage in

Lilacs are wonderful shrubs for our Zone 3 Canadian prairies.  Each spring their fragrant blossoms grace our landscapes and table tops as we celebrate the

Clematis are called the “Queen of all Vines” for good reason.  Their show stopping flowers are the glory of a sunny perennial garden. However, as

When to Divide Perennials Perennials can be divided any time during the growing season. Each portion of the growing season, whether it is spring, summer,

Have you ever gone for a winter walk only to look up into a tree to see the UGLIEST, black knobby growths on its branches

Peonies are a northern perennial gardener’s standby.   They are tough, hardy, drought-tolerant, and not to mention outstandingly beautiful on the plant and as fresh cut

Gardens are never exactly the same from one year to the next.   And sometimes perennials need to be moved around in response to those changes. 

Perennials are the backbone of the home garden.  They provide a backdrop and structure to the yearly ebb and flow of annual and perennial blossoms.