Picture a stem in your mind’s eye. It’s probably lengthy, tapering, fairly straight and either woody or herbaceous. But plenty of plants have stems that don’t conform to that image.

Plant herbaceous peonies in a site that receives at least eight hours of sun. Make sure the buds (or eyes) on a peony graft are no more than 2 inches below the soil surface in northern gardens and ...

When planting herbaceous peony roots, the crown of the plant, where the new growth appears from the tuber-like root, should be planted very shallow, just 1-2 inches below the soil surface.

Do you know the difference between an annual, biennial and perennial plant? If not, here's everything you need to know.

Some woody perennials are deciduous, meaning that they lose their leaves in the fall, but the stems and branches do not die in winter. Herbaceous perennial plants are those which survive cold ...

Unlike herbaceous perennial plants that die back to the ground each winter, subshrubs maintain a woody framework of branches from which new growth emerges in spring. These basically, are small shrubs.

Atlas of woody plant stems : evolution, structure, and environmental modifications / F.H. Schweingruber, A. Börner, E.-D ... Schulze, E.-D (Ernst-Detlef) 1941-Contents Abbreviations and technical ...

Propagating woody plants is pleasant and profitable–and less of a challenge than one may think. Cuttings from established plants can easily become sturdy new, cost-free shrubs to fill in bare… ...

Although lavender is a beautiful plant, it can become woody and lose its shape and vibrancy. I’ve had this problem with my lavenders and have never really known how to revitalize them ...

As winter progresses, the foliage on most herbaceous perennial plants is dying back. Many are going dormant. We want our gardens to look well-kept even in winter.

Sedum is a popular flowering plant for shrub and flower beds. At a distance, some cultivars of sedum may be mistaken for myrtle spurge. Myrtle spurge is a toxic plant that should be eliminated ...