It is commonly believed that invasive plants arrive in the United States accidentally; a study by the Brooklyn Botanic Garden showed that this is not so. The study found that half of the worst ...

Ideally, perennials should be lifted, divided and replanted every three to five years. You'll be rewarded with healthy, vigorous growth and a crop of new plants. Plants should be divided when they ...

Cutting back flowering perennials, annuals and bedding plants can help to improve and prolong flowering and the shape of a plant. It’s not just trees and shrubs that need pruning. Flowering ...

The guide covers 38 species of flowering plants, ferns and mosses, includes well-known plants such as snapdragon, red valerian, common ivy and herb-Robert. To aid identification, the guide is ...

Perennials come in a wide variety of forms, including flowering plants, ornamental grasses, ferns, and even some vegetables ...

Learning how to divide perennials, then, is a must – especially if you fancy filling your flower beds with the best perennial ...

Featuring over 90 species from over 30 different plant families, the guide includes well-known plants like green alkanet, field bindweed, pineapple weed, and willowherb. To make identification easier, ...

This time of year, tons of free plants are waiting for you to claim them—and they’re sitting right in your own yard. It’s one small upside to fall yard cleanup: All those perennials you’ve ...

This widely adapted perennial legume is grown in every state in the US. Alfalfa does best on soils with fine to medium textures that are moderately to well drained and neutral or higher in pH. It ...

And it delivers; alongside articles offering gardening advice and places to visit, it has an excellent plant identification facility that correctly named the genus ... We used a range of species ...

The Tree Identification Book. 1973, George W. D. Symonds. W. Morrow and Co., Inc., Very simple photograph system for native species only. There is a companion shrub book. National Wildlife Federation ...