These twiggy, well-behaved shrubs lose their leaves in winter and will grow almost anywhere, including some of the coldest parts of the country. Some bring us richly colored leaves, while others ...

Although there’s no set rule, planting about a third to half evergreens with the remaining deciduous shrubs and perennials sets you up for year-round appeal. Plant the tallest items at the back of the ...

Discover small trees with big impact for your garden! From colourful Japanese maples to compact eucalypts, find the perfect ...

Purple New Zealand flax 's strap-shaped, dark purple leaves add texture and bold upright architecture to container plant ...

Sirens deserve to be recognized for their amazing biological characteristics, fun facts, and importance in common wet ...

A relatively new concept in urban forestry is the 3-30-300 rule. Primarily a guideline, the idea is each citizen in a ...

You might think of sunflowers as being giant and unwieldy, but certain varieties are perfect for containers. Sunflowers are ...

Large containers abound throughout the display gardens at Ball. It might be a lone container standing within a sea of ...

My practical father wasn’t much of a philosopher, but I’ll never forget the wisest thing he told me. I had looked so forward ...

Sachter-Smith, 35, caught the banana bug when he was 14, on a trip with his mother to Washington, D.C., where he saw banana ...

I'm writing this article to let everyone know of some new and unusual plants that grow well here in Tehachapi. First of all, it's always better to plant spring-blooming plants in the fall. They ...

The federal government has 'no intention' of pausing the next planned increase to the carbon price, Environment Minister ...