Person digs soil for spring planting in the garden, close-up of a foot and a shovel - Olezzo/Getty Images Spring is often a gardener's time to reap the fruits of the previous seasons' labor. The days ...

Blue false indigo flowers and plants growing in a field - Alex Manders/Shutterstock Blue false indigo (Baptisia australis) is a beautiful, hardy perennial that grows two to four feet and can feature ...

What: A profusion of royal purple flowers burst forth in early summer and continue for weeks. This non-vining clematis is more perennial-like, growing to only 3 or 4 feet annually and then dying back ...

Utah State University Extension is bringing traditional indigo dyeing back into home gardens with a comprehensive three-part guide to growing, extracting, and dyeing with Japanese indigo (Persicaria ...