This shrub can sometimes be short-lived and die after only four or five years, but it easily produces new seedlings on its own. Photo Credit: Donald Lee Pardue / Flickr / CC BY 2.0 Beautyberry, ...

Flowering shrubs bring year-round beauty to your landscape. But to look and perform their best, flowering shrubs need regular pruning. But pruning flowering shrubs is very different from pruning trees ...

Hedge planting can be both practical and decorative, providing privacy and security for your home while also adding greenery and texture to the yard. There are so many shrubs that can be used as hedge ...

There are so many shrubs that can be used as hedge plants ... bees and butterflies who will enjoy the blooms and berries on offer. Try the scarlet hawthorn, Crataegus coccinea, a North American ...

These plants will attract hummingbirds to your yard and provide them with the nectar that they need to survive as they wait for the warmer spring and summer temperatures to arrive. When most flowering ...

Flowers and plants bring life to every corner of a home, no matter the season. While some plants thrive year-round, others are seasonal and shine during specific times. Winter, often associated with ...

When most flowering plants have long since lost their blooms, sarcococca (Sarcococca confusa) is just getting started. This hummingbird-attracting evergreen shrub flowers between January and ...

Like many trees west of the Rocky Mountains ... about 3,500 years ago,” writes Sierra Bouchér in Science Magazine. “Hazelnut pollen found in layers dating to about 7,000 years ago suggests ...

There are several hazelnut species grown in the United States, said Trinklein. One is a native plant; the other is imported from Europe. Both are members of the Betulaceae plant family, which makes ...

Rats can have fun too People aren’t the only ones who love to go for a drive. Rats do, too. “I’m a neuroscientist who taught rats to drive − their joy suggests how anticipating fun can enrich human ...