Gardeners grow many varieties of viburnums—most of them for their showy flowers. Some blooms are even sweetly scented.
Prune all lilacs immediately after they finish blooming to make sure you get flowers each year.
Italian stone pines, sometimes called parasol pines, become large, picturesque trees with 5- to 7-inch needles in bundles of two.
My crimson red maple has a vertical crack that runs down the trunk, with sticky, pungent liquid oozing out of it. What is happening?
Butterfly bush blooms on both new wood (new growth in spring) and old wood (branches that came through winter in good shape).
Sometimes wisteria are vegetatively hardy—meaning the stems and leaf buds make it through winter in good condition, but their flower buds are less hardy and might not survive.
You have quite a bit of latitude if you’re planting a containerized or balled and burlapped lilac from a nursery or garden center.
Major building-supply stores sell garden mulch made from shredded tires. It’s expensive, but it’s long lasting, allows for good moisture drainage, and is available in various colors.
To stay safe and keep your tiller happy while improving your soil, follow these simple tips.
‘Westerland’ is considered a modern climbing rose. It develops canes that grow vigorously, producing orange-tinged apricot flowers into autumn.