If you're looking to create a colorful, private oasis to call your own, these are the best bushes that will get the job done ...

When Kathleen Salisbury worked in a garden center, lots of customers asked for plants with four-season interest. Most of them equated that with evergreens. Salisbury, now director of Temple University ...

You’ve caught the gardening bug, planted tons of gorgeous flowers and started your first vegetable garden. But if you haven’t added flowering shrubs to your space, you’re missing out. Shrubs are ...

Flowering shrubs bring color and excitement to a landscaped bed while boosting your home’s overall curb appeal. Dione Lineberry, owner of Blue Ribbon Lady Landscaping, utilizes a variety of shrubs in ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Flowering shrubs aren't just for adding beauty to your garden. They're wonderful attractors of important ...

Ask a gardener about their favorite flowering shrubs, and they might mention rhododendron, forsythia, azalea, lilac, magnolia, roses, or viburnum. These are all great shrubs, beautiful when in bloom.

When you're designing and brainstorming the best plants for a shade garden, you're not beholden to ground covers and tiny flowers. While full sun might sound like a requirement for having tall plants, ...

Katherine Gallagher is a writer and sustainability expert. She holds a B.A. in English Literature from Chapman University and a Sustainable Tourism certificate from the GSTC. This evergreen shrub ...

Q: We're ripping out an old evergreen bed. I've got plants in mind for the front and middle but need a tall flowering shrub for the back of the bed. I'd like something with colorful leaves all season ...

IT MIGHT STILL feel like winter, but before we know it, spring will be here. Right now, in mid-February, before new growth starts, is a great time to prune many of the earlier-flowering perennials. It ...