Whether you're looking for something to fill in your early spring garden, or you want to fill containers with something truly ...

Perky primroses line grocery store shelves the day after Christmas, brightening the rest of winter with their shockingly cheery colors. Often we treat them as short-term plants. We set them on the ...

If it is a native wildflower it must be good? Not always. The White Evening Primrose (Oenothera speciosa), commonly known as the Pink Evening Primrose or Pink Ladies, is a low-growing herbaceous, ...

I am an ardent supporter of independent nurseries and garden centers and spend as close to 100 percent of my gardening dollars in them as is possible. Sometime, though, I knuckle under and buy a small ...

A rosette forming evergreen perennial, used as an annual locally, growing to 6 inches high and about twice as wide. The leaves are medium to dark green, heavily veined, oval in shape and growing to 6 ...

Today, you meet several nice native plants, all in the evening primrose family, as well as the not-so-nice invasive yellow flag iris. You also meet the beneficial insects known as the charming sphinx ...

Q: What is the secret to growing the primroses I saw for sale at the grocery store this week? Mine never last long enough to plant them outside. Are they meant as seasonal throwaway plants? I grew ...

Fill your garden with springtime color by growing these early blooming perennials that thrive in cool weather!

If someone asked you to name your favorite spring flower, what would you say? Something along the lines of daffodils, tulips, or hyacinths? Even though there are probably a thousand daffodils in my ...

Perennials are like the reliable old friends of the garden—once they’re settled in, they keep coming back year after year with minimal effort. If you’re looking for plants that don’t need constant ...

Q. My friends told me about a plant in his garden with yellow flowers that close very suddenly at the end of the day. They keep a few of the plants to amaze visitors to their garden. Can you tell me ...

Tom Oder is a writer, editor, and communication expert who specializes in sustainability and the environment with a sweet spot for urban agriculture. The bright yellow flowers of the evening primrose ...