Want in on a secret that can make your garden look terrific? Here it is: plant for four-season color. It’s all about looking at the big year ’round picture. Don’t simply focus on what’s in bloom at any given time. Plan before you plant so there are trees, shrubs and flowers creating
Perennials may not have the instant gratification of colorful annuals, but they have something more. With basic good care, perennials come back year after year, and bloom their little hearts out. I asked some of the veterans of Tagawa’s Perennials Department to list a few of their favorite long-blooming perennials, and their
Who doesn’t love butterflies? These wonders of nature are welcome visitors in any garden. Why not encourage them by planting butterfly-friendly flowers, both perennials, and annuals, that can invite these delicately winged wonders to come more often. Let’s look at just a few of the plants that can make a
