They just keep coming back for more. Kathrin Ziegler/Getty Images Growing perennial vegetables can mean longer harvest periods, less maintenance once established, and even improved soil structure. But ...

A gorgeous vegetable garden with a mixture of annual and perennial plants - Flower_Garden/Shutterstock Although you're probably familiar with annual vegetables that ...

Perennials are the gift that keeps on giving, coming back and blooming season after season for years—unlike their annual counterparts. This is an especially welcome reoccurrence when it comes to ...

Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. Those ...

Most vegetables grown in home gardens are annuals. They wither and die at the end of the season and need to be replanted every year to reap more crops. But if you're short on time or money, don't want ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley gardeners and farmers! This week I am discussing a great perennial vegetable for the garden, asparagus. Fresh asparagus will be harvested soon and be available at farmer’s ...

With the garden napping and chores diminished, now is a good time to browse catalogs for bare-root landscape plants. Container or balled-and-burlapped woody perennials can be pricey. But many ...

Tired of tilling the soil and planting veggies every year? You may wish to look at some of the plants that require less work on an annual basis than standard vegetable crops. Think about some ...

Isn’t it about time you grew your own asparagus? This nutritious vegetable is not getting any cheaper, and yet it is one of the easiest and most economical to grow. If you plant a plot of asparagus ...

Globe artichokes are one of the most common perennial vegetables that are grown in gardens, but they take a lot of space so they are best in large gardens. They grow best in California on the coast, ...