Evergreen shrubs can add year-round beauty to your yard and garden. Which type will you plant this spring?

Far from being dull stalwarts of beds and borders, evergreen shrubs are a lifesaver for busy gardeners, providing colour, structure and interest all year round. From low-growing ground cover, tall ...

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Japanese plum yew is an extremely robust conifer. Plants tolerate the heat and humidity of Southern summers and thrive in ...

This shrub is native to the woodland areas of Japan, Taiwan, and Korea. It works great as a border or privacy shrub and is ...

Evergreen shrubs are the backbone of any garden. Over several years working as a professional gardener, I have found that evergreen domes, hedges, and bushes are just as important as flamboyant ...

Maintain the look of your formal shrubs by keeping them nice and tidy. Here are a few tips and tricks for pruning evergreen shrubs. Maintain the look of your formal shrubs by keeping them nice and ...

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Winter is known for shutting gardens down, draining color, and leaving yards looking like forgotten movie sets after the cast went home. But just when most plants tap out, evergreen shrubs step onto ...

As we enter early March, be aware that we can still have more freezes. Until about March 22 there’s a 50-50 chance of having ...

As the cold winter draws toward its end, gardeners start to notice the toll it takes on some shrubs. Worried homeowners already have started calling the Plant Clinic of The Morton Arboretum about ...

Are you one of the many gardeners who worry about pruning a plant and causing damage? Don’t be. Pruning can be easy if you know a little bit about what you are doing.