Shrub borders are my favorite kind of garden borders. They bring life, plant energy and structure to the garden all year ...

The nearly $7 million project in Palo Alto uses treated wastewater to irrigate vegetation. The water can then flow directly ...

Many East Idaho homeowners face a common landscaping challenge: a thirsty, struggling Kentucky bluegrass lawn surrounded by a ...

While most plants look their best in bloom, in their fall foliage, or at least when fully leafed out, a few are most attractive with their leaves off. Whether it’s bright color on the stems or just ...

Autumn conjures images of cascading red and gold leaves falling from tree canopies, but shrubs can offer brilliant bursts of color as well. If you want to add striking fall foliage to your yard, some ...

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Once referred to by local naturalists as the museum of invasive plants, the 36-acre Leeds Pond Preserve is now steadily transforming into a thriving ecosystem. Eagle Scout projects—one of many ...

A fun way to challenge yourself is to take a softwood cutting to propagate one of your favorite shrubs. Some shrubs that may be propagated are ninebark, lilac, weigela, dogwood and viburnum. The best ...

If you love growing native plants in your container garden, you probably like to look for species or cultivars that are a little more compact in growth, to make them easier to maintain. While you ...

Q: What is this fungus on the leaves of my shrub, and how do I treat it? – Brian K. A: The shrub is a ninebark, which is a common and important landscape shrub, and many different named cultivars are ...

Some plants need more attention than others. Many shrubs, for example, don't need much care at all, and in fact thrive when ignored. Of course, this period of neglect only starts after the shrub is ...

April is moving right along and by the end of the month, our trees and shrubs will begin to leaf out and cast a fresh emerald hue to the scene. As nice as it has been lately, we would almost think it ...