The formula for successfully planting shrubs next to your house? Airflow and shallow roots. From black chokeberry to Rose-of-Sharon, consider these options.

Maybe it’s not as much fun as planting a cutting garden or garden full of romantic flowers, but foundation plantings matter. Foundation shrubs are those that you plant near the base of your house to ...

PLANT THIS PRETTY PINK BLOOM: Rhododendron Dandy Man Pink is an exceptional garden plant due to its unique combination of hardiness, heat tolerance, and root-rot resistance. (National Garden Bureau) ...

Well-pruned shrubs and trees are a hallmark of a carefully tended yard or garden. Foundation plantings are lush and full, and blooming shrubs display their blossoms on shapely branches that accentuate ...

It's that time of the year when unkempt plants can start to look unruly, especially foundation shrubs. Not only can overgrown shrubs undermine your home's curb appeal, but they can also become an easy ...

Shrubs planted around a house foundation serve several functions in the landscape. Not only do they cover the slab or concrete block foundation, the plants also soften the sharp edge between the lawn ...

This Gardening News column is from the online archives of The Star of North Augusta, a collection of more than 25,000 articles published from October 2007 to February 2022. Although it is the end of ...

If I had known 35 years ago what I know now, I'd never have planted so many shrubs flush against the house. This contributes to subsidence. Plants pull moisture out of soil, and clay soil (which most ...

IF Carson Kressley did a series on “How to Look Good Naked” for the home, the thing that he would need to coax off many of our houses would be the coy ring of hedging around the foundations. America ...

* What it is: Pink Freedom is a new disease-resistant shrub rose with large, double-pink flowers. The flowers have good fragrance, yellow stamens, and they keep coming throughout the season, peaking ...

Avoid trimming hedges in late summer or early fall, as this can harm new growth before winter. Freshly cut hedges are more vulnerable to cold temperatures, which can lead to dieback and other issues.

Maybe it’s not as much fun as planting a cutting garden or garden full of romantic flowers, but foundation plantings matter. Foundation shrubs are those that you plant near the base of your house to ...