Now that the weather is cooling, you might notice that some of the plants we encounter look nothing like their mid-summer ...

Trees add height, shelter and shade, support wildlife and can be highly ornamental with flowers, and later, fruits or berries ...

Scattered groves of native trees, flowers and the occasional prehistoric burial ground are squeezed between hundreds of ...

Flowering bushes also draw insects that are essential ... you might think of the Western redbud (Cercis occidentalis) as a small tree, it can also be grown as a landscaping shrub.

I’ve been taking Miguel, my 12-year-old Havanese, for 3,500-step walks around the neighborhood lately (and telling myself ...

Flowering trees can make a big statement when they're in full bloom. Every yard should have at least one such tree.

This month, plant a variety of cool-season vegetables like spinach, carrots, and fenugreek; herbs like coriander and mint; ...

Some foliage plants surprise in spring rather than fall. Siberian bugloss (Brunnera), for instance, is beloved for its ...

Dwarf shrubs are the perfect addition to any garden ... popular Limelight Hydrangea grows to about 3-5 feet tall, making it ...

Jane visits a colourful garden where a carefully curated selection of flowering shrubs forms the backbone ... Confusingly also known as wax flower, the small white flowers are more star-shaped ...

They appear when other plants are flagging—and butterflies ... Potentilla, or cinquefoil, is a small flowering shrub sometimes used as a groundcover for erosion control. It’s also drought ...