A sloped yard can be a joy or an ordeal. It can put you eye-level with the treetops and serve as your personal sledding hill ...

Want to add more color to your landscape this season? Start by incorporating one or more of these stunning landscaping plants ...

Here are the best shade perennials gardening experts recommend, including plants that attract pollinators such as bees and ...

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Several plants flower in cold weather, providing some of the only color in the winter landscape. Witch hazel ( Hamamelis virginiana ) is a woody shrub with stunning fragrant blooms of yellow ...

Rather than a wide expanse of green grass, many landscaping trends this year are predicated on the idea that less lawn gives you the freedom to do more—more ground cover plants and more ...

By using only native plants, you’ll save not only water (use a drip system), but also time and cost for landscaping. Desert plants require less pruning — in fact, many do best when you leave ...

Yellow ground covers, flowers and shrubs are a wonderful way to brighten your landscape. Yellow is the most visible color of all the colors; it is the first color that the human eye notices ...

It is easily grown in sun or part shade and will reach an ultimate height of 40 feet, with stunning glossy green foliage. Make this a beautiful and fragrant addition to your landscape.

The Center for Water-Efficient Landscaping provides many tips for how to best water other plants. It points out that trees and shrubs should be watered to the depth of 18 to 20 inches, and the ...