It's pretty obvious that plants need light to grow and properly develop. So if you don't get a lot of light in your home, ...

With bright green foliage and a compact habit, Dragon Prince™ Cryptomeria from the Southern Living Plant Collection is the ...

Although Japanese spirea is a beautiful shrub, it is considered invasive in many U.S. states. Here are some beautiful, native ...

I made this oak’s acquaintance courtesy of “Plants for the Winter Garden” (Timber Press, 2024), by Warren Leach. The author ...

If there is one certainty for all humans, it’s that we are drawn to natural elements.

Ground covers are generally considered low maintenance, but there are some basic rules you'll want to follow for thriving ...

A rainforest garden is great for creating a micro-climate in your garden. Here's how to do it and what plants to use.

New plantings of all species require careful watering by hand for their first couple of years. That means the hose and a ...

Fall is undoubtedly my favorite time of year, and it is the ideal season to enhance your landscape. If there is an area that ...

To “naturalize” your garden, make it appear as if everything had occurred naturally, blown in by the wind, bees and birds, and not by design. Here's how.

As the leaves start to change and fall in autumn, my mind and eye are often drawn to those deciduous trees and shrubs whose ...

While American holly is native just south of Indiana in portions of Kentucky, there is a deciduous holly known as winterberry (Ilex verticillata) that is native to wetlands scattered throughout ...