Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Camellia covered with snow It’s fairly easy to have a beautiful landscape in spring and summer, but you’re really showing your ...

These shrubs tend to sprawl outward as they mature, and should be placed at the back of the border where their open habit and self-seeding won't become problematic. Prune this bird-loving shrub in ...

During the past several weeks we have enjoyed the colorful show created by all the spring flowering shrubs. Everyone enjoys these spring blooms because they truly lift our spirits, delivering spring ...

Winter has a beauty all its own, especially when you include plants with eye-catching features during the colder months. These shrubs offer outstanding winter interest with their fragrant blooms, ...

Every gardener knows that moment—the one where you look out the window, expecting your yard to be a lush, blooming masterpiece, only to discover that everything has given up on life except a single ...

More blooms, less work.

Katherine Gallagher is a writer and sustainability expert. She holds a B.A. in English Literature from Chapman University and a Sustainable Tourism certificate from the GSTC. Fully bloomed azaleas are ...

A number of shrubs play a significant role in bringing color to the winter landscape. Nandina is among the best for winter color and overall landscape value. It is available in many forms, from ground ...

With daytime highs still in the 80s, you may think of this time of year as late summer. Or, with nighttime lows in the 60s, this may seem more like early fall. Whichever way you look at it, it’s clear ...

Colors enrich, beautify and unify our landscapes. When adding color to the landscape, we often rely on flowering bedding plants and perennials. However, they add considerably to the effort spent on ...

Some shrubs are planted mainly for their bright winter bark: vivid streaks of red or yellow that defy gray weather and seem to spark against a background of snow. To keep that bright color, these ...