Whether you have a garden or you're interested in starting one, you're likely familiar with the terms annual and perennial. Both are used to describe the growing cycle of plants, but knowing the ...

Even if you're a beginner gardener, you probably know about annuals and perennials. Biennial plants, however, might be less familiar, and they fall somewhere in between the other two categories. While ...

Ever wondered why some of your plants die after one season, while others come back year after year? If you've pondered that, you've likely noticed the difference between two categories of plants: ...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — There are plenty of new gardeners every year. So in this week’s Grow with KARE, we are returning to the basics. What’s the difference between an annual, a biennial and a ...

A plant’s ultimate goal is to self-perpetuate in some way by making more of itself. Their life cycle, be it short or long, consists of building up vegetative growth, which in turn supports seed ...

I just bought some flower seeds, and the package refers to them as being biennial. What exactly does that mean? The growing season for many plants can be divided into four categories: annuals, ...

Plus, the benefits of sometimes choosing biennials over annuals. Kinek00/Getty Images Even if you're a beginner gardener, you probably know about annuals and perennials. Biennial plants, however, ...

Knowing the life cycle of your plants is vital to creating a healthy garden. Some plants grow all year round, like evergreens (hence the name) while others sprout only once a year, like geraniums. It ...

If you've ever planted flowers in your yard, you will know that some of them are annuals while others are perennials. Most of us will know that annuals bloom for just a single year, while perennials ...