Discover the elusive beauty of true-blue flowers for your Minnesota garden with these 10 stunning annuals and perennials.

The spectacular flowering spires of perennial delphinium – commonly known as larkspur – bloom from late spring to late summer, in palettes of pure white and pale sky-blue to pink and deep purple. The ...

Now is a good time of year to think "perennial": which plants really are, and which ones could be. The word perennial, among gardeners, usually refers to an herbaceous (non-woody) flowering plant — ...

Add charm to your garden with delphiniums, boasting tall, elegant spikes of vibrant blooms in lavender, blue, pink and white hues. Delphiniums (Delphinium grandiflora) are best known for their tall ...

It's hard to say goodbye to your plants at the end of the fall season, especially if you are dreaming of planting a colorful garden for year-round color. You may have heard that fall is the best time ...

Like many gardeners, I fell in love with delphiniums long before I knew their name. Few flowers are more instantly evocative of the lush yet fleeting beauty of the mid-summer garden in full flush.

As the saying goes, money can’t buy happiness. But money can buy plants, and plants make us happy; therefore, money can indeed buy happiness, as long as you spend your money on plants. Perennials are ...

Delphinium is a stately, elegant perennial that is a standard in English cottage gardens. Mounds of dark green, glossy foliage are adorned with huge spikes of showy, spurred flowers in early summer.

They are fairly short-lived outside of cool, dry climates and struggle badly in humid summer conditions. And yet, they're one of the most common perennials. Delphiniums are pretty, but a bit of a pain ...

If there is one perennial that personifies a cottage garden, I think it would have to be the delphinium. They are what I think of when I picture a Victorian border or even just a simple country garden ...