Plants with multi-season interest are one of your best bargains because they keep your garden looking vibrant much longer with a lot less work from you. That includes plants that develop pretty pods; ...

“Every gardener’s dream … the durability of the best natives and the grace of a well-refined perennial … multi-seasonal color for the garden … perennial plant for 2011 … definitely a star in the ...

As we settle into late summer with autumn on the horizon, there is one plant to which I have to call attention: Amsonia, a perennial commonly known as blue star flower. It's pretty common to find ...

Amsonia tabernaemontana is the most commonly encountered blue star. 'Montana' differs from the rest of its species in that the flowers are a deeper blue, the leaves are slightly wider, the habit is ...

Amsonias deserve a wider audience. They may not be glorious performers, but good borders need a strong supporting cast of summer perennials to flatter the prima donnas. Amsonias do just this. They ...

In this video I speak primarily about Amsonia hubrichtii & A. tabernaemontana, which are the two most widely available species in my region. However, there are many more excellent species out there ...

Arkansas Amsonia (Amsonia hubrichtii) was discovered in central Arkansas in the 1940s and proved to be a great asset to home landscapes. This plant creates a fine textured, fluffy mound about 3 to 4 ...

YAKIMA, Wash. -- Since I’ve become a nana, I make twice-monthly trips to Olympia to visit my two young grandchildren. I was there last week when I got a text from a friend, warning me that all her ...