Many a beautiful perennial blooms in our summer gardens. These are five of my reliable favorites. Let’s begin with bee balm (monarda). This interesting, attractive, rather self-reliant perennial ...

Bee balm (Monarda) is a vibrant perennial native to North America known for its bold colors, fragrant blooms, and adaptability in gardens. This easy-to-grow plant, part of the mint family, attracts ...

I bought the herb labeled “Bee Balm” on a lark. I planted the small ground hugging perennial that summer and watched it spread into a patch of green. When the second year arrived it bloomed in huge ...

I’VE BANISHED most perennials from my garden in an ongoing attempt to make the place less fussy and labor-intensive. While I’ve scarcely missed day lilies or asters, monarda is one of the few ...

For many of us, April is a beloved month. Nature has woken up from its winter slumber, the days are getting longer, and the sunshine brings tentative hope for a beautiful summer. Everything seems to ...

Can perennials flower all summer without deadheading? Absolutely – so long as you pick the right perennials for the job. There are two kinds of gardeners: the ones happy to wander around with tiny ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Planting for Pollinators is the Master Gardener Theme for 2016 and the perfect perennial for your garden ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Spring garden in bloom - Francesca Leslie/Getty Images When the weather starts warming up, many of our favorite perennials start ...

Bee balm is a pretty perennial lavender-colored flower native to Wisconsin prairies. It goes by a few other names including monarda, wild bergamot and Oswego tea. The Latin name is Monarda fistulosa.

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Planting perennials is an easy and low-maintenance way in which gardeners can add colour and fragrant blooms to their gardens all year round. Perfect for planting on garden borders, perennial plants ...

Person planting flowers in their garden with gardening gloves and tools - Olga Yastremska/Getty Images For many of us, April is a beloved month. Nature has woken up from its winter slumber, the days ...