Sea lavender (Limonium latifolium) is a herbaceous perennial that puts on pretty purple, blue, or pink spiky flowers that look lovely with dahlias in mid- to late-summer cut flower arrangements ...

Each year as the new garden catalogs begin to arrive I start planning which seeds I want to start, and I always check out the perennial plants to see what’s new and exciting for our zone 3 ...

Dahlias come ... The daisy-like flowers have a prominent center surrounded by a single row of petals. Their airy appearance complements a variety of late-season perennials in the garden and ...

Dear Master Gardener: I am looking through plant catalogs and trying to design a perennial garden ... Cool, peaceful colors (blue, green, purple) tend to recede into the landscape.

such as bedding plants and sweet peas. Several perennials may need pinching a few times – take out the initial bud of a dahlia and then pinch out the resulting side growth. Chopping back ...