Salvia offer swathes of beautiful, colorful blooms in summer, but should you be deadheading yours? The answer, in brief, is that it's not vital to their survival, but doing so will promote healthy ...

Are you seeking a colorful perennial to pop into your pollinator garden? Looking for a drought-tolerant addition to your hot, dusty hellstrip? Or perhaps you’d like to expand your herb bed beyond ...

Salvia, the genus of the sage family, includes a variety of stunning perennial plants that brighten up any summer garden with whimsical lavender colored flower clusters. While it's stunning on its own ...

When Kathy McNamara was asked to choose her favorite heat-tolerant summer plants, the horticultural manager of the New Orleans Botanical Garden did not miss a beat. “I would have to say the salvias,” ...

Q: I listened to your podcast earlier this summer, and in one of them you mentioned a perennial salvia that was blooming better than other types, but I can’t remember the name. Can you repeat what the ...

Rosemary plants can easily become waterlogged, but mixing in this soil amendment creates the Mediterranean drainage ...

There’s not a gardener I meet that doesn’t crave plants that are all about blooms, birds and butterflies. Shoot, add bees to it and you would have a surefire award winner. The Dallas Arboretum has one ...

One of The Garden Guy's favorite new plants making its debut in 2020 has name so unusual I had to look up the definition and gift it a little thought. It is called Unplugged. Did you know we have a ...

After years of drought, our roses and lawns gave way to dry rock and desert plant gardens. They are the foundational elements of your yard, but their character can change from year to year. With deep ...