There are many characterful summer-flowering shrubs of all shapes and sizes ready to improve the outline and performance of your garden. Smaller and bushier than trees, shrubs have a permanent ...

"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 ...

August is not a time of the year when gardeners can rely on spectacular displays of color from their shrubs and trees. The vibrant displays of color from bright yellow forsythias, purple lilacs and ...

When I talk about landscapes creating a show, I am usually referring to blooming plants. After all, the flowers are what we all want to see. If the shrubs in your landscape are creating a show, how ...

Flowering shrubs bring color and excitement to a landscaped bed while boosting your home’s overall curb appeal. Dione Lineberry, owner of Blue Ribbon Lady Landscaping, utilizes a variety of shrubs in ...

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 ...

In my work as a professional gardener, flowering shrubs are a mainstay of landscaping design. They can provide not only beauty but privacy, shade, and wildlife habitat, and many of them also attract ...

I’ve pruned a lot of plants in my time as a gardener. Some I had to tackle from atop a wobbly ladder, and at least once I had to take shears with me in a cherry picker, to confront a rather ...

Almost everyone wants color in the landscape, and flowerbeds play an important role in that. But it takes a lot of work to keep them looking nice. A lower-maintenance way to provide landscape color is ...