Planting hummingbird friendly plants isn't just about pretty flowers: You want a mix of blooms and food sources. That's why ...

These shrubs flower in the spring on buds that formed the previous year. Prune them in the winter, and you'll be removing ...

Winter gardening typically involves keeping your yard tidy and pruning any dormant plants. However, these colder months are actually an ideal time to propagate certain shrubs and trees. Instead of ...

Our beautiful autumn of blue skies and sunny days was made more so by the gorgeous fall colors of our area’s trees and shrubs. Hopefully, folks driving around admiring the beauty took the time to ...

Just because cold winter weather is coming, it doesn't mean you should stop thinking about the pollinators that will visit your garden in spring. Hummingbirds rely on nectar-filled, trumpet-shaped ...

High nitrogen content in dog waste, not acidity, is what damages lawns. Certain durable plants, like the weigela shrub, can tolerate high-nitrogen soil from dog urine. Dogs can be trained to use a ...

A RARE occurrence has been reported in Somerset as a Weigela, a plant that typically flowers in late spring to early summer, has flowered in October this year. On October 13, Stoke-sub-Hamdon ...

Don’t put away your gardening tools just yet! Once the weather moderates, there’s still plenty of time to plant. In fact, fall actually is an ideal time for adding new perennials and shrubs to your ...

I needed something to fill an empty space above my driveway wall. Because this slope is difficult for me to access, the plants had to be pest and maintenance free. Then I remembered a gorgeous shrub ...

No matter how much designers talk about enhancing the interior of a house, when an unwitting neighbor passes by on the street, it is the curb appeal of your home that sets its tone. First impressions ...