The foam-like white and pink blooms never fail ... try to plant these perennials towards the front of shady borders, where they might benefit from even an hour or two of sunshine.

The blooms can be pink, white, or a combination of ... can help ensure more blooms next year. Perennial border phlox are covered in panicles of flowers and have a very long blooming season ...

A classic favored by gardeners worldwide for centuries, lavender is a low-maintenance perennial ... to hot pink and white. Janney highly recommends salvia as a border flower because ‘‘salvia ...