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 ...

It's hard not to love red flowers, whether you're creating a tropical oasis, growing a romantic cottage-style garden, or simply can't resist this eye-catching shade. As the complementary color of ...

Winter doesn’t mean your garden has to look bare and lifeless. While most plants hunker down for the cold season, certain ...

These petite shrubs are perfect for pots and patio gardens. Think small with the top picks for dwarf container shrubs.

Actually, there aren’t any shrubs that really require trimming. They get by without it in the wild, after all. As Alan Titchmarsh notes in “How to Garden: Flowering Shrubs,” “Many gardeners struggle ...

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 ...

Planting flowering shrubs is a great way to add structure and interest to the garden. Their beautiful flowers can brighten dark corners of the landscape, some have delightful fragrances and many have ...

When you build a garden, you need to think in terms of four key levels of content. At the top, occupying the skyline, is the tree-canopy, so you naturally need to think of what trees to plant, both ...

When Kathleen Salisbury worked in a garden center, lots of customers asked for plants with four-season interest. Most of them equated that with evergreens. Salisbury, now director of Temple University ...

Spring has sprung, the days are getting longer, the weather is getting warmer and the flowers are opening. As a child, I remember early spring as being a riot of color and the air being filled with ...

Want lasting colour in your garden? Flowering shrubs are valuable additions to any outdoor space, offering year-round interest while attracting pollinators and providing privacy, depending on their ...