Looking for easy ways to add lots of color to your yard, no matter how much space you have to fill? Bushes that attract butterflies are the answer! Plant just a few bushes to fill in empty corners, or ...

Looking to block out those nosy neighbors or conceal unsightly views in your yard? The trick is to use your flora and fauna to your advantage, creating a privacy bush, or 'green wall' in your yard.

"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 ...

ERASE THE COLD: Prune off any freeze damage caused to gingers, elephant ears, philodendrons, cannas and other herbaceous ...

Purdue Landscape Report: Spring is finally here! Everywhere you look, one can find some spring color around. Some of the first plants to peek out of the ground are spring-flowering bulbs like crocus, ...

As the saying goes, April showers bring May flowers, but as many flora lovers know, there's no need to wait till May to see blossoming plants. There are numerous plants that produce beautiful, ...

You know spring is on the horizon when you see the tulip magnolias in bloom, but you can also predict another cold snap to damage the blooms. Tulip magnolias are not one of the smartest plants in our ...

Fall brings out my outdoor neat freak. I feel an intense need to get things buttoned up in the yard before the cold hits. After the annuals and vegetables have come down, I find my eyes wandering to ...

Pruning in winter is an important practice for many flowering plants to ensure their bloom in the spring. However, you'll ...

Pear and cherry trees in Utah are covered with blossoms while lilacs in Colorado are blooming like it's spring in late ...