Whether you're growing shrubs for privacy, to add height to a garden space, to cover or hide an unsightly structure, or simply for the heck of it, a flowering shrub can be an easy way to get the best ...

Katherine Gallagher is a writer and sustainability expert. She holds a B.A. in English Literature from Chapman University and a Sustainable Tourism certificate from the GSTC. This evergreen shrub ...

"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 ...

Fast-growing shrubs can make excellent privacy hedges, especially for the more impatient among us. This shrub produces ...

The gap between a basic yard and a show-stopping garden isn't about money or space, but about choosing plants that actually perform. While your neighbors fuss over lawn stripes and sprinkler timers, ...

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, ...

Last week we discussed control of the invasive bush honeysuckle and its impact on our local ecosystem. Many homeowners are sad to see bush honeysuckle removed, as the shrub can be attractive in the ...

WASHINGTON — Planting flowering shrubs really is such an easy way to elevate your landscaping, and the D.C. region is in prime time for a lot of varieties of shrubs. Joel Cooke from Merrifield Garden ...

Ask a gardener about their favorite flowering shrubs, and they might mention rhododendron, forsythia, azalea, lilac, magnolia, roses, or viburnum. These are all great shrubs, beautiful when in bloom.

MARCH IN the Pacific Northwest can be a breath of warmth and wan sunshine, or wintry and mired in mud. Often it is both. Foraging a few stems from flowering trees and shrubs is a wonderful way to ...