Q: What are some medium-sized groundcovers that look good in the landscape and are easy to take care of?

When a shrub that is normally multi-stemmed and rounded/mounding in its growth habit is staked, pruned, and trained into a ...

I am constantly on the lookout for the best plants for a courtyard garden as I have a small courtyard garden myself. It's a ...

My garden in the hollow is a bizzarro world compared to the genteel artful creations of Elizabeth Lawrence (1904-1985), a landscape architect, plants-woman and beloved columnist for the Charlotte ...

Keep a garden journal. Consult your journal in the winter, so you can better plan for the growing season. Central/Eastern Oregon: To prevent winter damage from drying, water plants deeply every six to ...

Evergreen plants, such as the juniper, thuja, and yew, should be pruned during December, although it can also be done in spring. Their branches should also not be cut more than a third of their ...

Our small Japanese garden ideas will be sure to help you on your way. This ancient style of garden uses symbolism and ...

It is native to Mexico and a member of the stonecrop plant family (Crassulaceae). (Courtesy Tom Karwin) Our gardens often have evergreen and deciduous plants at this time of the year. This ...

And while the garden looks very different than it did in summer ... My specimen is now 10 years old and around five feet tall, yet just 10 inches wide. Another favourite is dwarf Hinoki cypress, a ...

We typically think of hollies as evergreen plants ... Stagg’s go-to plant in this category is the dwarf form of Louisiana’s native yaupon holly. “These workhorse plants have been in the ...

At first glance, sweet box (Sarcococca) may not seem to be a showstopper plant, but easily earns its place in any size of garden, being bombproof, shade loving, evergreen, and compact. However, come ...

How did evergreen trees—whether pine ... were cherry or hawthorn plants, or a branch of the plant, that were put into pots and brought inside so they would flower at Christmas time.