Of course you love pretty flowers and growing your favorite veggies. But a garden needs evergreens, too, for year-round color. With thousands of varieties, evergreen shrubs are available in every size ...

Far from being dull stalwarts of beds and borders, evergreen shrubs are a lifesaver for busy gardeners, providing colour, structure and interest all year round. From low-growing ground cover, tall ...

Winter doesn’t mean your garden has to look bare and lifeless. While most plants hunker down for the cold season, certain ...

“In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt. Did you return from a European tour of chateau gardens, obsessed with formal knot gardens? Have you ...

These petite shrubs are perfect for pots and patio gardens. Think small with the top picks for dwarf container shrubs.

Before plants leaf out for the spring, it’s a good idea to take some time for maintenance tasks in the garden. Here are two important items to put on your to-do list: pruning and fertilizing your ...

How often should I water my trees and shrubs in the winter? The most precise answer to this question is, “It depends.” There ...

Bring vibrant foliage and flowers to parts of the garden with little or no sunlight I’ve been gardening for over 20 years for multiple clients in a diverse range of terrains. The one basic rule I’ve ...

Q: Some of my evergreen shrubs are looking pretty toasty. I don’t think we got below a zone 7 winter though, and these shrubs are supposed to be hardy to that zone. Is something else going on? A: ...

Selecting plant species for your garden that are native to New Jersey can help support populations of pollinators and songbirds. Many native species are pest and disease resistant and do not require ...

Olivia Young is a writer, fact checker, and green living expert passionate about tiny living, climate advocacy, and all things nature. She holds a degree in Journalism from Ohio University. These ...