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Perennial Flower Gardening Advice for Beginners

Your complete guide to perennial plant care: Useful gardening advice and information for the beginner gardener. Learn how to garden with perennial flowers with information that will not only answer the not-so-obvious questions, but also give you additional perennial gardening tips and ideas.




Pre-planned garden designs and layouts:

A simplified way to enjoy a complete garden without the necessary planning. Kit includes the garden layout and all the plants. Ideal for the new or busy gardener.
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Garden Collections

The next best thing to a pre-planned garden. Offered by Wayside Gardens, a provider of top quality perennial plants. Plants are grouped by color and planting preferences. The hard work has been done for you! View the many Collections

Looking for perennial plants?

Find a large selection of plants in our Gardener's Mall. The resource to buy all your perennials, bulbs, seeds, annuals, trees and shrubs.
Many SALES & SPECIAL PROMOTIONS going on too!

On the Spot Gardening Basics Guide

Designed for the beginner gardener, this perennial plant care article explains the necessities and basic steps for starting a new garden.

Green Gardening: Can you dig it???

Green Gardening is the process of using environmentally friendly products and alternatives in your garden. Every garden has its challenges with insects, soil conditions, and watering needs. Green gardening - sometimes referred to as organic gardening - promotes more benefits to the environment.
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Slideshow of Perennial Flower Gardens

Take a tour of a variety of perennial gardens. Perhaps you will get some ideas...we would love to showcase your garden, too! To view other Gardener's works of art, click here.




Tiger Swallowtail on a Lilac shrub.

Attract Butterflies and Hummingbirds to Your Garden

A Tiger Swallowtail on Lilac 'Miss Kim' in May. Click here to read how to attract these beautiful creatures.

To attract hummingbirds to your garden, a variety of nectar-rich flowers are essential. Although it has been said that hummingbirds prefer red, tube shaped flowers, hummingbirds will enjoy the nectar of...continue