Now that the weather is cooling, you might notice that some of the plants we encounter look nothing like their mid-summer ...

I’ve been taking Miguel, my 12-year-old Havanese, for 3,500-step walks around the neighborhood lately (and telling myself ...

Although Japanese spirea is a beautiful shrub, it is considered invasive in many U.S. states. Here are some beautiful, native ...

Some foliage plants surprise in spring rather than fall. Siberian bugloss (Brunnera), for instance, is beloved for its ...

In its natural form, the 'Quick Fire' hydrangea can grow impressively tall, reaching up to 6 to 8 feet ... is particularly ...

Want to grow Bleeding Heart? Here's everything you need to know about growing these unique heart-shaped dangling flowers.

This shrub produces clusters of purple, pink, or white flowers that bloom throughout summer and early ... This small version ...

We are here to help you avoid making such mistakes when pruning shrubs. I spent many years pruning different shrubs as a ...

A warm wall, or niche, is ideal. It makes a tall columnar shrub with loosely arranged evergreen branches smothered in clusters of cool-pink, waxy flowers. In cold gardens, it may drop its foliage, but ...

Dwarf Fothergilla When I saw the fall color on dwarf fothergilla, Fothergilla gardenii, I knew I wanted to grow it in my ...

This three-season shrub is underutilized. It grows 5-8 feet tall and 4-6 feet wide and starts with white flower clusters in May that turn into bird-loved small black fruits in late summer.