Yeah, we're looking at you, Mr. and Mrs. Perennial Lover. You're the ones who planted a whole garden full of perennials a few years back and rarely dig in the dirt anymore, preferring a life of ...

SHOOTING FOR SUSTAINABILITY: Asparagus shoots are one of many edible perennials that grow well in Western North Carolina and can help provide food during the early spring months when annual crops are ...

Grow edible edging plants for borders along your property lines for fresh edible foodscaping crops all year round. Borders are great places to make use of permanent or perennial plants. An even better ...

Perennials are the gift that keeps on giving, coming back and blooming season after season for years—unlike their annual counterparts. This is an especially welcome reoccurrence when it comes to ...

Derek Markham is a green living expert who started writing for Treehugger in 2012. This slender spring beauty may be the most well-known perennial vegetable. As demonstrated by its high price in the ...

Fresh herbs can be expensive at the supermarket, but many perennial varieties are cheap and easy to grow at home.

Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. Those ...

The author of “The Heirloom Gardener” offers tips for growing a garden of lush perennials you can put in a soup or add to a salad. By Margaret Roach Many weeks before tomato seedlings can be safely ...

An annual is a plant that lives and dies in one growing season. A perennial regrows and reblooms year after year. In our busy world, why plant anything but perennials? Because annuals are the backbone ...

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