The best way to support and maintain a healthy sustainable community is by protecting wildlife, birds and pollinators.

A beautiful way to add more color to your yard is by planting flowering shrubs. These 30 options provide stunning foliage and ...

One of the best shrub arborvitaes is ‘Mr. Bowling Ball‘, Thuja occidentalis ‘Bobozam.’ This dwarf shrub only grows two to ...

Many of the iconic Southern flowers like azaleas, magnolias, and dogwoods bloom in April. Learn more about these flowering ...

A couple of years ago, while on holiday on the Isle of Wight, I purchased a gorgeous Agave in the shop at Ventnor Botanic ...

It’s official: Spring has finally arrived! The spring peepers in the marsh behind my house have confirmed it by beginning ...

The flowers age from red to pink, creamy yellow and then brown. The foliage can have a strong somewhat spicy smell. "Paprika" is a variety selection coming originally from Europe. A clump forming lily ...

Spiraea, commonly mis-spelt as spirea, are quick-growing deciduous shrubs ... maturing to yellow-green in summer. Most varieties of spiraea are deciduous and lose their leaves in autumn, but a few, ...

Not all plants require deadheading. Save time in the garden without sacrificing blooms by growing plants that you don’t need ...

Spring ephemerals (from the Greek ephemeros — lasting a day) must mature quickly to ensure the survival of their species.