Perennial gardens require maintenance and one of those tasks is controlling fast-spreading plants that want to take over.

A weed-smothering groundcover for sun, a native perennial that spreads and is good for pollinators and birds. Zagreb Coreopsis.

Frosty Knight is a long-flowering variety of alyssum with variegated foliage. A plant from Proven Winners, it flowers all summer and fall.

Does it look like someone has spit on your plants? This is commonly seen in early June on Cape Cod. It's a spit bug!

Winter moth larvae eats leaves of many trees. Minor damage can be ignored, but extensive populations may need treatment.

We love our Cape Cod Gardens, but it's also nice to visit other areas and see what people are planting elsewhere.

Hyannis Country Garden has the largest selection of Proven Winners plants on Cape Cod. Here are tips for successfully growing PW annuals.

The weather in May has, so far, been pretty remarkable on Cape Cod. We can almost watch the plants grow in our yards and gardens! As I write this on May 11th the seven day forecast is for the temperatures at night to be above 50 degrees. This is our standard sign for putting houseplants…

People wonder why their blue hydrangea isn't flowering well this summer. Very cold winter temperatures zap blue hydrangea buds.

Here is how to pick the best plant when you're shopping for a shrub or tree: tips on what to look for and what to avoid.

If the plants you started from seed are getting too tall and weak, they need more light, but not fertilizer. What to do with leggy plants.