One task that home gardeners can spend a lot of time on is pruning their shrubs. There are four reasons that you might engage in this task: to affect flower or fruit production; to direct the growth ...

"Whilst some dormant perennials, such as buddleia, roses, lavender and summer-flowering spirea will all benefit from being ...

Holly is a nice evergreen addition to the landscape. It is not an easy to grow plant as it seems like it either thrives or struggles. It is very dependent on the right micro-climate for success. The ...

Actually, there aren’t any shrubs that really require trimming. They get by without it in the wild, after all. As Alan Titchmarsh notes in “How to Garden: Flowering Shrubs,” “Many gardeners struggle ...

Distinctive oak-shaped leaves and golden variegation set this handsome holly apart from all the others. Introduced by the Southern Living Plant Collection, Golden Oakland® Holly maintains an upright, ...

That’s one of the most common spring-time questions as gardeners head to the garden center in the coming weeks and try to match plants to the space available. People often fail at that and end up with ...

One of the challenges of gardening in New Orleans (or anywhere) is learning when activities like planting, pruning and fertilizing are best done. The proper timing of gardening work has a real impact ...