Whether you are looking to cozy up a garden seating area or hide an unsightly view, tall perennial flowers are the answer. Subtly forming a living floral screen, they will distract with their stunning ...

Tall flowers are the statement pieces of a garden. These skyward sculptures bring drama to just about any yard and range from bold, colorful blooms to more subdued blossoms. Both will help define your ...

I recently had to take out my 10-foot tripod Hasegawa pruning ladder to take a picture of a flower blossom while standing on the top step. The flower, a black-eyed Susan, stood 9 feet, 3 inches tall ...

Ever walk through a garden that just feels alive and inviting? The secret might be in how the space uses height. Adding vertical elements and layering plants can transform even the smallest outdoor ...

It’s time to ready the garden for fall. A checklist of things to do in August: Prepare the soil for fall vegetables by adding 2-4 inches of quality compost. Some can be sown or transplanted now, ...

I've got a sunny, open area in my back yard outside of Hershey. I'd like to grow some tall, spiky-flowering plants, preferably perennials this year. Do you have any recommendations? A: Let's see ...

We’ve all heard about the importance of “good bones” in a garden, of using plants with lofty stature to define structure and form in a perennial border. Large plants create a vertical profile in a ...

Everyone should enjoy leafy, blooming things in summer, even if you have a small yard or garden. Towering flowers and trees aren't limited to botanic gardens and suburban swaths. Narrow plants with ...

Early spring is a great time to start planning your plantings for the coming season. Look over photos of your garden from last year to see where blank spaces occur or where the design of your flower ...

For the longest time, tall plants have been relegated to the back of the garden, up against a fence or off to a corner, shunted aside like that 6-foot seventh-grader who was always in the last row for ...

Staking perennials is a long-standing tradition in English gardens, where leggy border beauties grace the beds. However, on this side of the water, there is a lot of confusion about how and when to ...

Plant relationships -- Designing the border -- Cultivation -- Architectural perennials -- Foliage plants and ferns -- Umbellifers -- Ornamental grasses -- Restios and ...