When looking for plants to grow as living privacy screens ... Homeowners who want a dense hedge may consider using common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) or glossy buckthorn (Rhamnus frangula ...

Deciduous trees and shrubs lose their leaves in the fall and can provide color, texture and interest to your yard. Evergreens keep their leaves or needles throughout the year and can act as windbreaks ...

Credit: Getty Images/Hispanolistic Planting shrubs can transform a garden as they add color, texture, and interest to a space year after year. If you strive to breathe new life into beds and ...

or glossy buckthorn (Rhamnus frangula), which were brought from Eurasia in the 1700s. These small trees don't actually grow thorns and have attractive foliage, which are both reasons they're sometimes ...

As fun as it can be to attract hummingbirds to your garden with beautiful flowering shrubs and plants, keeping all your plants happy and healthy once the summer heat hits can sometimes be a challenge.

A woman prunes rounded boxwood shrubs with a pair of shears. - Westend61/Getty Images ...

Apr. 23, 2025 — Bite marks found on a skeleton discovered in a Roman cemetery in York have revealed the first archaeological evidence of gladiatorial combat between a human and a ...

Join Midwest Groundcovers/Natural Garden Natives on Tuesday, April 22 at 10 a.m. via Zoom to learn about the types of shrubs you may not see in the everyday residential landscape, but that still pack ...

Spring-flowering shrubs bloom on one-year-old wood that grew the previous summer. They generally bloom before the end of June and should be pruned immediately after flowering. If these shrubs are ...