These pretty, early spring flowers are the first to pop up in the garden. That’s what makes hellebores, winter heath and ...

Columnist Chuck Martin says to have good luck this growing season, to reduce stress and enjoy your garden, it starts with ...

M ature, healthy trees are among the most valuable assets on any residential property. After all, a fifty-year-old tree ...

Spring brings the return of color to the garden. Bulbs bloom, perennials re-emerge, and new annuals settle in. But there’s a ...

Calypso orchid, fairy slipper (Calypso bulbosa) — A single, dainty, purple-magenta-yellow-white blossom atop a slender stem ...

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, ...

Deciduous native azaleas are also excellent landscape choices for the azalea lover. Southern Indica azaleas are prevalent ...

Crocus: the lovely smelling spring flowers Plant the corms in autumn a couple of centimetres deep and closely-spaced for best effect – they are best lifted after the foliage dies down. Of course, ...

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Ready? Here are some of the best trees to plant for privacy in small backyards. Also known as yellow-twigged box elder, 'Winter Lightning' boxelder maple (Acer negundo 'Winter Lightning') is an ...