Salvia Is the Heat-Loving Flower That Keeps Giving—Here’s How to Grow It originally appeared on Dengarden. Are you seeking a colorful perennial to pop into your pollinator garden? Looking for a ...

It is one of the flukes of Western gardening that fall is not a prelude to dormancy, but a second spring. As days shorten, many native plants, dormant during the inferno of summer, begin to bloom ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Last spring, horticulturist Lili Singer remarked to me that one of the ...

Salvias are important plants for the summer and autumn landscape in South Texas. Most are drought-tolerant and all (as far as I know) are deer-proof. I say most are drought-tolerant because the Salvia ...

Autumn sage is queen of fall gardens because few drought-resistant species flower so late. Yet this beauty was named for the habit of blooming in spring with a long second season of color in fall. In ...

Salvias and lantanas are important plants for the summer and autumn landscapes in South Texas. Most are drought-tolerant and deer-proof. They are also important sources of nectar for butterflies, ...