Some perennials don’t survive longer than four or five years, but are still important additions to the flower garden, such as echinacea, chrysanthemum, delphinium, and coreopsis.

Update your patio garden layout seasonally by swapping out summer flowers for cool-season annuals in fall. Or, grow your own fresh herbs, fruit and veggies on the balcony or deck.

Perennials can bring a succession of blooms to your garden each year, and require less effort than annual flowers. Seen here, the perennial peony Paeonia. Universal Images Group/Getty Images ...

It is a good idea to make plans for your garden, no matter what form it takes, and to understand when you would expect to cut the flowers from each area throughout the year.

Starting flower beds off with perennial plants that are winter hardy in your area can make your beds much easier to maintain, and it should save you money too. For even easier upkeep, look for ...

This perennial is the low-maintenance answer to what's missing in your shade garden. Here's where to plant it and how to ensure it thrives.

Q: I read about sowing a perennial flower garden in the fall for spring blooms. Instructions said to remove old grass, prepare soil and cover with black plastic to kill all grass and weeds. Then ...

Plant large groups of deer-resistant Astilbe for a mass effect. More is better when it comes to this perennial. Add ferns for a great effect in your Westchester garden. A early-summer flower that deer ...