Plants April 7, 2026 9 min read
Best Spring Perennials to Grow
The top spring-blooming perennials for US gardens, with planting tips, zone compatibility, and care guides. Tested picks for lasting color.
Flowers
Annuals, perennials, and bulbs for color in every USDA zone, with planting depths, bloom times, and care.
Flowers do the heaviest lifting in an American garden. They feed pollinators, fill borders, and supply cut stems for the kitchen table. The right mix depends on your USDA hardiness zone and how much sun the bed gets.
Annuals give fast color the first year but die at frost. Perennials cost more and start slower, yet return every spring for years. Most gardens use both. Plant perennials for structure, then fill the gaps with annuals.
Plants May 27, 2026
Full Sun Perennials
Full sun perennials for US gardens, ranked by USDA zone, bloom time, and drought tolerance. Includes a comparison table and zone-by-zone picks.
Plants June 7, 2026
Full Sun Flowers
The best full-sun flowers for US gardens, from heat-proof annuals to long-lived perennials. Includes a zone guide, bloom times, and care tips for each.
Plants May 27, 2026
Peonies: Care and Growing Guide
Peonies are long-lived garden perennials that bloom once in spring. Planting depth is the top failure point: eyes must sit 1–2 inches below soil surface.
Plants June 1, 2026
Salvia: Care and Growing Guide
Salvia blooms all summer in Zones 4–10 with almost no deadheading. This guide covers perennial and annual types, planting, and care for US gardens.
Plants June 4, 2026
Russian Sage: Care and Growing Guide
Russian sage blooms lavender-blue from July through September in Zones 4–9 with minimal water or care. Learn to plant, prune, and use it in US gardens.
Plants June 2, 2026
Catmint: Care and Growing Guide
Catmint blooms from late spring through fall in Zones 3–8 with almost no care. This guide covers varieties, planting, cutting back, and US growing tips.
Plants June 4, 2026
Dianthus: Care and Growing Guide
Dianthus blooms in spring and fall in Zones 3–9, rewarding gardeners with clove-scented flowers. Learn how to grow, cut back, and overwinter them.
Plants June 5, 2026
Hellebore: Care and Growing Guide
Hellebores bloom in late winter and early spring in Zones 4–9. Learn to plant, grow, and care for these shade-tolerant perennials in US gardens.
Plants June 6, 2026
Hostas: Care and Growing Guide
Hostas are the best shade perennials for US gardens, thriving in Zones 3–9. This guide covers planting, variety selection, slug control, and division.
Plants May 26, 2026 13 min read
Coral Bells: A Heuchera Growing Guide
Grow coral bells (Heuchera) for year-round foliage color in shade. Cultivar picks, drainage tips, and a care calendar from a Zone 8a grower.
Plants June 2, 2026
Lamb's Ear: Care and Growing Guide
Lamb's ear is drought-tolerant, deer-resistant silver ground cover for Zones 4–8. Learn how to grow, divide, and keep it from spreading in US gardens.
Plants June 1, 2026
Zinnias: Care and Growing Guide
Zinnias bloom from late June through frost in Zones 3–10 with almost no care. Learn to direct sow, deadhead, and pick the best varieties for US gardens.
Plants May 27, 2026
Marigolds: Care and Growing Guide
Marigolds are the easiest annual for US gardens. This guide covers French vs African types, companion planting benefits, and how to get nonstop bloom.
Plants June 5, 2026
Begonia: Care and Growing Guide
Begonias bloom from late spring through fall in full sun to shade. Learn to grow wax, tuberous, and Rex begonias successfully in US gardens and containers.
Plants May 30, 2026
Coleus: Care and Growing Guide
Coleus thrives in shade where few flowering plants survive. This guide covers sun vs. shade performance, pinching for bushy growth, and US zone use.
Plants May 30, 2026
Lantana: Care and Growing Guide
Lantana thrives in heat and drought where other annuals fail. Covers variety selection, invasive status by state, pruning, and US zone use.
Plants May 28, 2026
Vinca Flower: Care and Growing Guide
Vinca blooms nonstop from May through frost with zero deadheading needed. It thrives in heat and drought where impatiens and petunias struggle.
Plants June 8, 2026
New Guinea Impatiens: Growing Guide
New Guinea impatiens bloom all summer in pots and beds across US zones. Covers sun tolerance, watering, feeding, and how to grow SunPatiens varieties.
Plants June 4, 2026
Annuals That Bloom All Summer
These 12 summer annuals bloom from planting to first frost with little deadheading. Tested for heat, humidity, and drought across US climate zones.
Plants May 29, 2026
Deer Resistant Flowers
Deer resistant flowers that hold up under real browsing pressure across US zones. Covers annuals, perennials, and plants deer eat despite the claims.
Plants May 30, 2026
Deer Resistant Perennials
Deer will bypass your garden when you plant the right perennials. Covers 30+ resistant choices by USDA zone, sun exposure, and growing condition.
Plants June 9, 2026
Deer Resistant Annuals
The most deer-resistant annual flowers for US gardens, with Rutgers ratings, regional pressure notes, and annuals that get eaten despite common claims.
Plants June 9, 2026
Asiatic Lily: Care and Growing Guide
Asiatic lilies bloom in June–July in USDA Zones 3–9. Covers bulb planting depth, sun needs, deadheading, and why Asiatics are the easiest lily to grow.
Plants May 31, 2026
Calla Lily: Care and Growing Guide
Calla lily blooms all summer in Zones 8–10 as a perennial. In colder US zones, plant bulbs in spring and dig them in fall for annual color.
Plants May 28, 2026
Calla Lily Care
Calla lilies grow from rhizomes planted 4 inches deep after last frost. In Zones 8–10 they overwinter in ground; elsewhere dig and store in fall.
Plants June 7, 2026
Types of Flowers
From annuals to perennials and bulbs, this guide covers the main flower types with US growing zones, bloom times, and top varieties for any garden.
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