Shrubs are a key part of the landscape for many homeowners, providing texture, shade and beauty in the garden. To shield your shrubs from winter's extreme cold, extend their hardiness zone range and protect them against the freezing winds that do the most damage, here's how to give them a sturdy shelter.
Viburnums have it all: attractive foliage that changes colour in the fall, graceful flowers in white and pink, and prolific berries that feed birds in the cold months. There are a lot of options, but we'll help you choose the right plant for your lan
Adaptable and long-lived, hydrangeas are deciduous shrubs smothered under their immense heads of papery florets from summer until fall. The handsome flower clusters, excellent for cutting and drying, appear on the tips of upright stems clothed in dee
The black elder is a small and highly resistant tree with a branched trunk, fragile branches and compound leaves that are dark green and foul-smelling. Here is a more detailed portrait of this intriguing plant and how to grow it.
Thinking about growing a hedge for a property border? Here's step-by-step instructions that you can follow to grow beautiful a single- or double-row hedge.
With richly gorgeous leaves during spring summer and fall, and little red flowers in the winter, the parrotia tree is an easy way to brighten up any yard. And with its incredibly simple maintenance, owning one has never been easier.
After the drudgery of a long winter season, perk up your spirits with a gorgeous azalea shrub. They're bursting with colour and are really easy to maintain.
The first step in pest control is choosing disease-resistant plants. Here are some tactics for when infection strikes, from killing aphids to stopping common fungus.
Even a small garden has room for fruit — not only bushes, canes, and vines, but also fruit trees. These may be dwarf forms on a restricted rootstock, or full-sized trees grown in place of shade trees. Here's everything you need to know about growing
Growing broad-leaved evergreen trees requires a keen gardening eye and some knowledge of what to expect. Here's some stats and tips on growing four of these trees, and how to help them stay healthy.
Redbuds are beautiful trees that flower early in the spring and look great all season long. If you want a healthy and beautiful redbud in your garden, follow these steps.
Although the blooms last less than a month, witch hazel flowers inspire winter-weary gardens and the gardeners who keep them. Here's how to make them part of your garden.
It's the beauty of mahonia's large, blue-green, hollylike leaves that makes this shrub so useful in the landscape. These are some tips on how to incorporate it into your garden.