Many gardeners find themselves in search of plants that will thrive in shade. The perennial called astilbe fits the bill Since shade covers much of my garden, over the years I have planted many shrubs ...

One of the classic summer-blooming perennials that is much admired and used in Redlands is the astilbe. It is a showy plant filled with plumes of feathery flowers and delicate, airy, fernlike foliage.

Let's see, soft feathery plumes of red, pink, purple and white, fern-like foliage that rivals the bloom for attention, a great cut flower with a long vase life, a super flower dried that holds its ...

I am a confessed blooming perennial junkie. These reliable plants return year after year, filling my garden with color with very little effort on my part. Sure, I'll go for some annuals for containers ...

“Grass has started growing in a couple of my ground-cover plantings and in some sections of my perennial border. Some of the perennials with grass growing in and around them are lady’s mantle and ...

Many gardeners find themselves in search of plants that will thrive in shade. The perennial called astilbe fits the bill Since shade covers much of my garden, over the years I have planted many shrubs ...