I made this oak’s acquaintance courtesy of “Plants for the Winter Garden” (Timber Press, 2024), by Warren Leach. The author ...

The actress utilizes plants as boundaries in her backyard, proving that greenery and shrubs can be as functional as they are ...

Houseplants could be the answer to your condensation problems this winter, as a gardening expert has shared the best plants ...

Asps, also call puss caterpillars, are found on shrubs and live oaks, but you can kill them without harming your plants.

DEAR NEIL: In raking leaves from shrubs around the house I’ve noticed asps on a couple of hollies. What is the best way to ...

The approach to winterizing Japanese maple trees will depend on whether they are grown in the ground or in a pot ...

They’re winter hardy in zones 8 through 11 ... or be prepared to prune it back. Ornamental bamboo can thrive in shaded parts of the yard, like against the house or fence. Many varieties of ...

If you want a colorful show of petunias, nemesia, diascia, or snapdragons in the spring, you’re much better off planting them ...

Gulf muhly grass, bamboo muhly grass ... is a great time to add new shrubs to the landscape. Anything normally winter-hardy here will get off to a quicker start now than if you wait until spring.

If you are interested in cultivating a vegetable crop that will last a lifetime, consider winter-hardy or long-season ... to Gardenia to heavenly bamboo (Nandina domestica) — do quite well ...

These plants are cold-hardy, and you will have more spring flowers ... in the landscape this time of year. Gulf muhly grass, bamboo muhly grass, and several types of Miscanthus grasses can be ...