Small perennial flowers bloom profusely in summer. Though the plants are especially well-suited to growth in beds and mixed borders, dianthus will also flourish in containers.

When you're looking for a garden full of blooms from spring to fall, you'll need to choose carefully. Look for reblooming and ...

Q: What are your suggestions for useful perennials in our hardiness zone (5)? A: There is an overwhelming amount of plant material to choose from with more being introduced every year. For New Engl… ...

The Perennial Plant Association has selected Dianthus gratianopolitanus Firewitch’ (Feuerhexe’) as its 2006 Perennial Plant of the Year. Also known as a cheddar pink, the perennial dianthus is an ...

Perennial flowers are the gift that keeps on giving for your garden, returning year after year and putting on a beautiful show in the warmer months. However, some of these plants can even bloom ...

Do you know the difference between an annual, biennial and perennial plant? If not, here's everything you need to know.

Some of these plants will continue to come up year after year and can become permanent residents of the perennial border -- I have a couple of dianthus 'Gaiety' which have survived at least three ...

Plant dianthus in moist, well-drained soil with a sweet or slightly basic pH. You can find these grass-like, blue- or gray-tinged leaves in beds, borders, containers, rockeries and cottage gardens.

Mike DeRee’s recommendations on some of the new annuals and perennials to try this year are in familiar plant families — like geraniums, hibiscus, coleus and dianthus. Often a new variety ...

Growing your own vegetables and flowers from seed offers several advantages: 1.) it’s less expensive than buying plants; 2.) you control the timing of when they’re ready for planting; 3.) you ...