Bright color, quick growth and endless uses for cooking make this summer annual a winner in the garden or a pot

Sandpaper verbena's deep purple flowers create a colorful carpet in drought-tolerant gardens

The long-lived, drought-tolerant Stipa pulchra is as admired for its benefits as for its good looks

Bees and butterflies and color, oh my! This cheery native perennial will energize your landscape

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

Get the look of this modern foundation planting by focusing on a restrained color palette with tasteful accents

Looking for beautiful depth and dynamism in your landscape? Just add purple

Clean these often-neglected areas and your house will look and feel better

Dramatic and just a bit eerie, these inky plants set the right Halloween mood in a garden or on a patio

Nourish butterflies and other winged creatures with the tubular flowers of Monarda fistulosa, a pretty pink native