I sometimes think yellow is my least favorite flower color. In spring, it is too strident; in late summer and autumn, it looks downright anemic. But in winter I am of a different mind. Next to ...

Every Southern garden needs flowering shrubs that can withstand dry weather. Plant these reliable, drought-tolerant shrubs ...

The first week of February is all about forsythia and pruning. Forsythia is the bright yellow shrub ready to burst into blooms and you can prune it now to force the flowers into an early show indoors.

Spring is here, which means it's time to get gardening! If you want to add some shrubbery to your yard or garden, here are ...

Removal isn’t the only option for a big, old shrub that’s outgrowing its space or just not blooming well anymore. Many overgrown shrubs can be brought back into size and shape and even induced to ...

Brighten up the darkest corners of your garden with these shade-loving bushes.

-- Dear Harvey: Can you help me identify this yellow flowering shrub? I have seen it growing in several places throughout the Huntsville Botanical Garden and have wondered what it may be. Thank you. – ...

A few weeks ago, I spoke to a garden club about Roanoke’s community gardens, for which I serve as director of operations. When the sweet lady who introduced me to the group mentioned that I wrote for ...

For the first 10 years that I gardened in Colorado, yellow, gold or chartreuse-foliaged plants made me cringe. Until I figured out how to deal with the soil’s very high pH of 8.4, my entire garden ...

August is the perfect time to take cuttings of many popular shrubs and perennials. By this point in the growing season, all of your plants will have produced a good amount of healthy green growth, ...