Evergreens should form the backbone of your front yard planting scheme, providing a focal point with one distinctive style on show or alternatively providing a framework against which other plants can ...

Many home landscapes burst with color in early summer, only to fade into a flat, uninspiring green by midseason or become visually empty once flowers disappear. This often happens because gardeners ...

The bonus of a four-season yard is that the trees and shrubs, in particular, provide food and shelter for the birds, beneficial insects and other creatures that share this world with us. Evergreens ...

One of the things that gardeners — and garden designers — keep in mind when designing gardens is texture. Although we might naturally think that texture is how something feels to the touch, in fact, ...

One clear winner in the winter color category is dogwood shrubs (Cornus species). Redosier dogwood shrubs have a deep red color that is gorgeous in winter, especially on a cloudy day. Hybrids are also ...

Light and bright Declutter rooms to keep them bright and airy and use feature plants with variegated or textured leaves for a ...