Silvery stems in winter and a haze of purple blooms in spring and summer make this spiky plant a year-round performer in the garden

Revive summer-weary gardens with outstanding late bloomers such as toad lily, Russian sage, blanket flower and more

San Francisco designer Chloe Warner puts a new twist on modern style in this Russian Hill apartment

Tall purple blooms bridge color gaps, contrast round flower forms and make for intriguing masses in the landscape

Royally beautiful but mingling well with the masses, plants with purple flowers or foliage are worthy of homage in any garden

Vivid blooms and striking shapes make these annuals and perennials a delight in autumn gardens

Swaths of resilient, eye-catching plants thrive with little care or resources in the landscape of a Pennsylvania farmhouse

Can you have garden color, fragrance and exciting foliage with hungry deer afoot? These beauties say yes

Make home cooking and drinks even better with herbs plucked from your own backyard or windowsill pot

Discover perennials and annuals that do double duty as butterfly magnets and versatile cut flowers