In a perfect world, the only aspect you'd need to worry about when planning a garden is the overall beauty of the plants. Unfortunately, even the prettiest plants can have hidden downsides. Sometimes, ...

The colder months are generally a quieter time in our backyards, with glorious summer blooms and vibrant fall leaves long gone. However, there are some beautiful flowering shrubs that lift the spirits ...

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. An evergreen flowering ...

Looking to brighten up your garden? Winter flowering plants will bring a touch of colour to dark winter days, and are ideal for beds, borders and containers. If you're looking for beautiful plants ...

In my work as a professional gardener, flowering shrubs are a mainstay of landscaping design. They can provide not only beauty but privacy, shade, and wildlife habitat, and many of them also attract ...

"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 ...

Flowering shrubs bring color and excitement to a landscaped bed while boosting your home’s overall curb appeal. Dione Lineberry, owner of Blue Ribbon Lady Landscaping, utilizes a variety of shrubs in ...

WASHINGTON — Planting flowering shrubs really is such an easy way to elevate your landscaping, and the D.C. region is in prime time for a lot of varieties of shrubs. Joel Cooke from Merrifield Garden ...

Pruning is a science and an art. The science part is easy: simply take time to study it. The art comes with experimentation, observation and experience. Some plants do great without much pruning while ...

To celebrate the New Year, I’ll mention a few flowering plants that have been cultivated for a century or more but will be new to most local gardeners. First up is Indian shot canna (C. indica) from ...

WEBVTT LISA: THAT WAS HALEY HERNANDEZREPORTING.CARRIE ENGEL FROM VALLEY VIEWFARMS.SHE HAS A BEAUTIFUL IDEA FORVALENTINE'S DAY.THESE FLOWERS AND LEAVES AREHEART-SHAPED.THAT IS FUN.IT NATURALLY CLEANS ...

Deer might be graceful visitors in the wild, but when they wander into your garden, they can turn prized blooms into a ...