With the decline of natural habitats across the UK, our gardens play a crucial role in supporting bird populations by providing food, shelter and nesting sites ...

With that in mind, here’s a little shortlist of exceptionally reliable, versatile ornamental shrubs for the spring garden.

SNOW PEA PICKIN': Pick snow peas in the vegetable garden frequently. Ideally, the pods should be harvested when flat before ...

Salal also appears in bouquets in the U.S. during holidays and other special occasions, like weddings. While many products used in floral arrangements are carefully grown specifically for that purpose ...

Hostas are perennials that provide significant foliage interest in your flower garden or landscape. Miss America consists of heart-shaped green leaves with white centers and light green streaking.The ...

If you want to see year-round color, you don't need to look further than your backyard. There are many native shrubs and ...

Don’t automatically blame cold weather for killing your plants over the winter. Most plants that suffer chronic winter damage and die are stressed plants that would have died from something ...

Landscaping pavers and gravel can only take you so far; you'll need a bit of gardening know-how to choose the best evergreen ...

Reflecting on the recent cold days, I decided to write about a cold-hardy shrub that also grows well in Hawaii. Indian ...

So, let’s correct the record now. First, there is not one type of evergreen. Conifers, or cone-bearing woody plants, are what we typically think of when talking about plants being evergreen.

Less than 2% of the Palouse’s original habitat remains, Conlan said. The region was once a vast prairie with native flowers, trees, shrubs and wildlife. Today, Kamiak Butte, Steptoe Butte and small ...

Question: I recently purchased a home in Idaho Falls that is landscaped with shrubs which lose their leaves. When I lived in Oregon most of our shrubs were evergreen. Are there evergreen shrubs ...