Almost everyone wants color in the landscape, and flowerbeds play an important role in that. But it takes a lot of work to ...

Setting aside a spot in your yard to grow flowers just for cutting all summer to make into bouquets is a goal of many ...

Filling your garden with color all year round is a guaranteed way to keep things looking bright and alive, no matter what the ...

It is time to think ahead to later in the season though, and a little extra sowing now will prove useful in keeping vegetable gardens going into the late summer and autumn, while planting now for late ...

Growing Concerns: Spring flowering shrubs need pruning If you want blooms next year, prune now By Denise Hodgins • Special to The London Free Press Published Jun 07, 2025 Last updated Jun 07, 2025 ...

The best evergreen shrubs can be instrumental in giving a garden its unique identity with their architectural silhouettes and variations in flower, leaf form, fragrance and colour.

Want to learn which common shrubs can be transformed into stunning bonsai trees? Discover the best species for bonsai cultivation and care and style tips.

The time to prune spring-blooming shrubs such as forsythia, lilacs and this fragrant viburnum in within a six- or eight-week window after they bloom. If you wait too long, you will be cutting off ...

Although it's not a native plant to North America, boxwood is a common choice for growing hedges for privacy. Boxwoods come in various sizes and heights, so you can find one that fits your ...

Purdue Landscape Report: Spring is finally here! Everywhere you look, one can find some spring color around. Some of the first plants to peek out of the ground are spring-flowering bulbs like crocus, ...

No need to wait years for a return on your investment. These shrubs will quickly stake their claim to a spot in the ...

Forsythia is an easy-to-grow, hardy deciduous shrub that makes a cheerful show of bright yellow flowers early in spring. Numerous small, bell-shaped blooms are borne along bare twiggy stems, before ...