Shrubs are often considered foundational plantings that “anchor” your home to the surrounding landscaping. In addition to providing a transition from human-made structures to natural greenery, shrubs ...

Tall trees and shrubs can overshadow single story homes and make small yards feel crowded and overwhelming. However, there are plenty of small or dwarf plants that have all the beauty of their taller ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Flowering shrubs aren't just for adding beauty to your garden. They're wonderful attractors of important ...

Easy-to-grow shrubs for small gardens and containers include dwarf varieties, flowering shrubs, and compact evergreens such as boxwoods, hydrangeas, azaleas, lavender, and dwarf hollies, each selected ...

Patio container gardening is one of the most popular forms of home gardening in the desert Southwest. It's a great way to accentuate the beauty of your plants and dress up outdoor living spaces. Dwarf ...

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Key Points Pruning in February can stress dormant shrubs or removing potential blooms for certain species.Don't prune gardenias, certain types of hydrangeas, loropetalum, evergreens, or pieris.As an ...

Today's homeowners are gardening in smaller plots than their predecessors and finding it more difficult and expensive to care for massive shrub plantings that quickly outgrow their allotted space.

I ripped out my whole overgrown front landscaping and am trying to figure out what to put in. I'm starting with new evergreens. How do you know how many of those to use in relation to flowering shrubs ...

“In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt. Did you return from a European tour of chateau gardens, obsessed with formal knot gardens? Have you ...