True blue and adored by hummingbirds, blue sage is easy to grow from seed in a sunny fall garden

Spend less time tending and more time taking in the sights by improving on Victorian and prairie garden designs

This shrub’s violet-blue flowers and silvery foliage brighten low-water gardens all year long

Get a whiff of this salvia for a garden experience to remember. Oh, and you can almost forget about maintenance

Be especially water wise this month as you sow seeds, tend to your lawn and plant edibles, grasses and flowers

With its distinct scent and flower spikes, drought-tolerant Agastache foeniculum stirs interest among humans and winged creatures alike

Coveted by California beekeepers and wildlife gardeners, phacelias are worth planting now for their prolific blue to purple spring blooms

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

Set up this succulent in native conditions and see just how little care it needs to thrive in the landscape

The simple, honest daisy is this writer’s go-to garden flower. We want to hear which plant, flowering or otherwise, gives you special joy