Add year-round charm to your garden with the most versatile members of the plant kingdom Whether you are creating a brand new ...

Considered some of the best evergreen shrubs, pittosporum are tender plants that can be grown in US hardiness zone 8 and ...

Organized by height, here are the best shrubs to plant in your front yard. Variegated pittosporum can grow up to 8 feet tall. Known for its creamy white-and-green leaves, the pittosporum provides ...

Repeats of pittosporum can be unexpectedly interesting, the plants themselves revealing handsome dark stems. Pittosporum ...

As the backbone of any garden, it is essential to keep shrubs in good condition through regular pruning. This will improve a plant's shape, as well as encourage flowers and fruits. Shrubs create ...

The best evergreen shrubs lend structure to the bones of a garden, particularly in winter, because they retain their foliage all year round. Mature specimens offer privacy and sound barriers while ...

You’ll seldom go wrong if you grow plants native to your region, and especially if you choose plants that attract pollinators or feed wildlife. We can’t recommend growing the following trees ...

"Fall is the perfect time to add shrubs and perennials, especially when it comes to statement plants," says Katie Tamony. "Statement plants elevate the garden from ordinary to extraordinary ...

Nature Plants is an online-only, monthly journal publishing the best research on plants — from their evolution, development, metabolism and environmental interactions to their societal significance.

Senior Editor: Jun Lyu, PhD, Springer Nature, China. Before joining Nature Plants in 2014, Jun received his PhD from the Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, where he studied ...