Q: I've had a patch of perennial salvia and purple coneflowers out front for a few years, and I'm thinking of replacing them. The salvia looks absolutely stunning in the spring, and then the rest of ...

Salvia adds spiky texture and vertical lift to the garden, as well as those elusive shades of blue — Indigo Spires, Mystic Spires Blue, Mysty Blue and Big Blue. Proven Winners has introduced the new ...

Fall is a great time to plant cool-weather-loving flower species and spring-blooming bulbs. Check out these 14 purple flowers ...

Rockin salvias are living up to that name in Georgia. I have never claimed to be a Madison Avenue marketing guru but the name Rockin for a salvia caught me as strange. Then again, who am I to instruct ...

Premium purple: Salvia x sylvestris ‘Amethyst’ was one of the top three finishers in the Chicago Botanic Garden’s five-year evaluation of hardy perennial sages for bloom and toughness. The highest ...

The question posed was: If you could only grow one flowering plant, what would it be? For me, the answer to that quiz is easy: salvias. Not only does this wonderfully-varied family of plants produce ...

If you’re planting a summer garden, area nurseries are filled with ideas. Here are seven perennials perfect for Houston. They will last not only this summer but for seasons to come. Salvia adds a bit ...

When it’s as cold as it’s been around here lately there’s not much to do outside. So this column is just a little of this and a little of that. You don’t need a thermometer to tell you how cold it is ...