When temperatures lock in at 90 degrees and above, we will do most anything to make it seem cooler. One option is to plant cool rather than warm colors in the garden. Perhaps these summer blues will ...

Get plant picks and timing to pair blue plumbago, white vinca, duranta, pansies and more for drought-smart color from fall ...

Blue flowers can be particularly prized in summer, where their cool nature contrasts with summer heat (if we are lucky). People’s appreciation of blue differs, with some being purists and others ...

* What it is: Lily-of-the-Nile is a tough, long-blooming, perennial blue flower that’s very common in its native South Africa and warm-weather parts of the U.S., but it’s always been just out of our ...