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 ...

There are many characterful summer-flowering shrubs of all shapes and sizes ready to improve the outline and performance of your garden. Smaller and bushier than trees, shrubs have a permanent ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Flowering shrubs aren't just for adding beauty to your garden. They're wonderful attractors of important ...

Flowering shrubs are ideal for adding structure, color, and texture to gardens, landscaping projects, or natural areas. They can serve as standalone ornamental plants, provide privacy as hedges, ...

Dear Roger: I have been wondering for years what the big shrubs are in the large triangular median bounded by East Dobbin and West Dobbin streets and Fort Bragg Road in Fayetteville. Dobbin Street ...

Late summer is a time of full to bursting herbaceous borders. The hot riotous colours of red hot pokers[ Kniphofia], monbretias [Crocosmia], coneflower [Rudbeckia] and sneezeweed [Helenium] sizzling ...

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 ...

Is it safe to prune unruly shrubs in fall? Follow these tips for when and how you can prune to keep shrubs in top shape and ...

Over the next two months flowering shrubs will be at their absolute pomp. I have to admit that I have always prefered the woody species of plants over their herbaceous cousins. I think it is because ...

For a bit of early color and fragrance inside your home or office, branches from many common flowering trees and shrubs can be forced to blossom indoors, even when the weather outside is cold and ...