Once upon a time when the central-Pennsylvania landscape was routinely snow-covered all winter long, about the only thing green sticking out above the sea of white were evergreen shrubs and trees. But ...

There is a surprising array of hardy herbs that we can grow in our northwest marine climate and not have to worry about replanting every spring. Many of them can actually be brought inside and placed ...

Various potted ornamental trees and shrubs in front of a white classical building wall - Anastasiia Akh/Shutterstock For people who have extremely poor soil or no garden space, pots are a real ...

In spring, white, pink, or violet flowers cover plants and draw butterflies with their spectacular show. Moss phlox is great ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Spruce / Sarah Crowley Your front yard landscape is the welcome mat for your home, which is why it's essential to select ...

An expert guide to plants to prune in May, including spring-flowering shrubs, perennials, and evergreens, together with those ...

Choosing the right evergreen hedge means balancing beauty, privacy, and climate suitability. From tall arborvitae to compact loropetalum, matching plants to your USDA hardiness zone ensures they ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Yes, it's true that perennials come back year after year. But to keep your plants healthy and producing flowers for decades, you'll need to ...

Certain plants come into vogue and then slip off their pedestal. The daylily in all its rich variety was once the perennial to plant for its seemingly endless supply of showy blooms in the gathering ...

Q: I was out looking around the yard and noticed that a lot of my perennials are still green - things like lamium, daisies, helleborus, liriope, lamb's ears and foamflowers. Will it help them or hurt ...

Finding color in the landscape can be difficult during the tail end of fall. Trees have turned color and have lost most of their leaves, and most perennials are dying back to the ground to go dormant ...