If you want to see year-round color, you don't need to look further than your backyard. There are many native shrubs and ...

Water passes through sandy soil like a sieve—any plants growing in sandy soil must be drought-tolerant, because water passes ...

In maturity, the basswood develops a pyramidal shape and can grow to 80 feet high and 50 feet wide. The heart-shaped leaves ...

Arrange your plants, accordingly, placing sun-loving crops like tomatoes and peppers in the brightest spots and ...

Around Valentine's Day, consider this a botanical love letter filled with horticultural heartthrobs — garden companions that ...

"I plotted out on graph paper a rough shape of the garden I wanted, and then estimated how far the beech tree on the left of ...

Stale air and poor circulation can make low-light rooms feel stuffy, but these hardy houseplants help freshen the air by ...

As you approach spring landscaping chores, you might be considering adding a dogwood tree to your yard. Types of dogwood trees vary from the 6- to 12-inch miniature dogwood “tree” known as bunchberry ...

All trees need sunlight to grow, but lucky for home dwellers, some trees do well in low-lighting conditions, making them ...

Jamison and Walker tells Parade Home and Garden that the most common flowers in spring are usually tulips, daffodils, ...

Nut trees make great additions to your yard - and your kitchen - but which are worth growing, and which should you avoid? Let ...

Many native plants, including some ferns, are adapted to dry shade. We are fortunate that many non-native plants from regions ...