Tough Flowers - Garden Work

Penn Live: A heat-tough, true-blue bloomer that flowers all summer: George’s Plant Pick of the Week A heat-tough, true-blue bloomer that flowers all summer: George’s Plant Pick of the Week The Gazette: Grandma’s garden: A dozen tough-as-nails flowers that are right at home in anyone’s garden Grandma’s garden: A dozen tough-as-nails flowers that are right at home in anyone’s garden If you live in an area prone to harsh winter weather, late fall through early spring can sometimes feel like a never-ending cycle of protecting your plants and flowers whenever a frost advisory or ... These hardy perennials can handle heat, drought, and tough conditions—so you can enjoy a beautiful garden with far less work. If I could have just one shrub in the garden, it would be a peony.

They're tough, beautiful and oh-so-easy to grow. When I was young, I thought of them as a "grandma flower," an old-fashioned ...