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

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

On a clear, crisp day in late winter, there are few places more heavenly to meander than the scent garden at Hever Castle in Kent. It is easy to overlook, sequestered in a shady corner just outside ...

In gardens, the golden rule is ‘things never quite work out’ — and today’s climatic vicissitudes demand a balanced strategy.

The nation’s premier color trend-setter — the New Jersey-based Pantone Color Institute — each year selects a “Color of the Year” that it believes best speaks to the times. For 2026, that color is ...

Bring some much-needed colour and fragrance outdoors with these winter-loving varieties ...

Don't let January's cold and wet start put you off from gardening: the experts say now is the ideal time to plant perennials ...

Winter pruning takes advantage of the plant’s dormancy. With sap flow slowed and leaves gone, structural flaws are easy to ...

Q: Could you please recommend some foundation plantings suitable to plant on the north side of the house? In addition to north side shading, the area is also shaded by two enormous crape myrtles, so ...

Most think of shallow dishes crowded with tiny, drought-resistant plants when it comes to succulents gardening.

Finding plants that both bring color to shady areas and grow successfully in the shade can be a challenge. Most flowering plants need sun to bloom, and plants that prefer shade tend to put their ...