Close up of white viburnum flowers in a garden - butterfly's dream/Shutterstock Viburnums are a popular choice of flowering shrub for gardens, with many varieties, sizes, and colors to pick from.

Every garden or yard has some shady areas, and these shade-loving shrubs can add color and vibrancy to your yard's darkest corners. From evergreen Japanese andromeda to winter-blooming camelia, these ...

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

I'm looking for suggestions for shrubs in a shady and dry area. Are any viburnums suitable for shade? I have an area I am trying to give a natural, woodsy look. I also was thinking of a holly or a ...

* What it is: Chicago Lustre is an improved version of our Pennsylvania-native arrowwood viburnum and is distinctive for its heavy fall fruit set and its glossy, green leaves. Plants flower white in ...

I have had a soft spot for native viburnum shrubs since high school biology. In spring, our teacher would sometimes hustle us out the door for a session of field botany, which was fine as long as the ...

These trees and shrubs provide food for wildlife while adding some welcome color to the winter landscape.

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 ...

Editor's note: This story was originally published April 28, 2016. We're bringing it back because shade-loving trees are back this spring. What you want is an unbroken expanse of emerald green grass ...

Meghan Holmes is a writer and documentarian specializing in scientific topics such as the environment, invasive species, sustainability, and food issues. She holds a master's in Southern Studies from ...

In a recent column, I reminisced about afternoons outside under trees during the summer with Granny Cloud and watermelon. The shady spots were nothing fancy, a few chairs and a few shade-loving plants ...