Perennials & border plants

Perennial herbs for herbal teas: which ones sho...

Picking ingredients for your evening herbal tea just a few steps from the kitchen: that’s the simple pleasure of a small bed of tea herbs. These hardy, easy-to-grow aromatic plants...

Fragrant perennials: which ones should you choo...

A flower bed can be magnificent and yet forgotten as quickly as it was seen. What makes it unforgettable is often its fragrance. Fragrant perennials add this sensory dimension to...

White garden: which perennials and white flower...

A flower bed filled with white blooms and silvery foliage: the “white garden” is one of the most elegant and easiest designs to get right. Made famous by the White...

Perennials for shade: which plants grow under t...

A shady spot isn’t a problem—it’s an opportunity: beneath a tree, along a north-facing wall or in the shade of a hedge, many perennials thrive where lawns and sun-loving flowers...

Ground-cover perennials: a maintenance-free flo...

Ground cover is the secret to a beautiful, easy-care garden: perennials that carpet the ground, smother weeds and need virtually no maintenance once established. No more weeding on your knees...

Nectar-Rich Perennials: A Flower Bed for Bees a...

A pollinator-friendly perennial border is a garden full of life: bees, bumblebees and butterflies find food there from late winter through to autumn. It’s also the easiest type of border...