Pruning is one of the simplest ways to keep your garden healthy, shapely, and full of flowers — but timing matters. Cut at ...

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A low-maintenance flowering bush comes with the benefit of being a no-fuss shrubbery. It doesn’t require much water or pruning and thrives by being left alone. The best low-maintenance flowering ...

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Spring is the prime time to plant most flowers. And if you choose to grow this one, your yard will be full of blooms from ...

Add sparks — and bring in pollinators — to your garden beds this spring and summer with orange flowering shrubs!

Most viburnums do best where they get morning sun and protection from the afternoon’s intense rays in the summer. This one is ...

In a perfect world, the only aspect you'd need to worry about when planning a garden is the overall beauty of the plants. Unfortunately, even the prettiest plants can have hidden downsides. Sometimes, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Many plants that are sold as Easter flowers can be planted to become landscape plants that bloom for years outside.

Crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia) has had a large amount of breeding work in the east in recent years. Varieties in a wide range of colors ranging in size from small shrubs to small trees are now available ...