If there is just one new perennial or shrub you add to your garden space this year, let it be something that will instantly draw the eye and inspire both conversation and creativity. So here are ...

Every year, hundreds of new varieties are added to the marketplace of plants — new trees, shrubs, and hostas. Just the number ... Best in full sun. Maybe a giant among dogwoods but still ...

Every year, hundreds of new varieties are added to the marketplace of plants — new trees, shrubs, and hostas. Just the number ... Small Tree: Giant Dogwood – Cornus controversa ‘June Snow ...

Mulch can be almost any loose aggregate material that will stay put and not significantly reduce air exchange out of the soil. But what kind is best?

Mulch can be almost any loose aggregate material that will stay put and not significantly reduce air exchange out of the soil ...

Why we love it: “This is THE big blue hosta ... and we absolutely agree! Plant it in full sun, where it can grow to up to 7 feet tall by 4 feet wide. Giant coneflower is native to the south ...

Plant waves of hostas in a shady perennial bed ... Fortunately, choices range from eight inch tall blue fescue to 14-ft.

Ephemerals are unusual plants that love early spring weather: cool and a bit wet. They bring color and otherworldly flowers to shadier corners. They tend to hug the ground plane, avoiding the cold, ...

Pine straw also has an added advantage of discouraging slugs — a major plus if you have any hostas in your garden ... from the manufacture of those giant, silly, pine nuggets you sometimes ...