I recently answered a question in my advice column on some azaleas with leaves turning color. A significant percentage of the leaves had turned orange, and the gardener was concerned that something ...

Far from being dull stalwarts of beds and borders, evergreen shrubs are a lifesaver for busy gardeners, providing colour, structure and interest all year round. From low-growing ground cover, tall ...

Actually, there aren’t any shrubs that really require trimming. They get by without it in the wild, after all. As Alan Titchmarsh notes in “How to Garden: Flowering Shrubs,” “Many gardeners struggle ...

Warmer and drier weather have many outdoor enthusiasts evaluating their lawns and landscapes. Lawns are starting to turn green; daffodils are blooming and flowering shrubs are showing their buds.

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

When it comes to landscaping, choosing the type of plants you want can be difficult. Sure, you can ornament your garden with violas or marigolds, but those are annuals, and you’ll have to do it all ...

Serendipity is always unexpected, especially in a budget airport hotel. My bleak little bedroom overlooked a dense bank of glossy, evergreen foliage. Every upright stem carried a big cluster of butter ...

I recently received some photos of azaleas bushes with the question, “What is wrong with my azaleas?” The pictures showed foliage that did not look normal. Many of the leaves were yellow, most were ...

This compact, low-maintenance shrub brings golden-yellow foliage and effortless style to containers — perfect for adding ...

These petite shrubs are perfect for pots and patio gardens. Think small with the top picks for dwarf container shrubs.

Winter is a perfect time to buy and plant new trees, shrubs or hedges. And it's the ideal season for digging up and moving any existing ones that would do better in another spot. Even if you have no ...