If you're looking for gorgeous flowering shrubs for your landscape, you might come across Japanese spiraea (Spiraea japonica). Native to Japan, China, and Korea, the deciduous plant is easy to grow ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Flowering trees are a two-for-one: They provide all the benefits of trees such as shade, critical resources for animals and the ...

Katherine Gallagher is a writer and sustainability expert. She holds a B.A. in English Literature from Chapman University and a Sustainable Tourism certificate from the GSTC. Fully bloomed azaleas are ...

There's no set formula for growing a garden that feels romantic and ethereal, but including pink flowering trees in your landscape is an easy way to get you one step closer to a fairytale-like ...

Meghan Holmes is a writer and documentarian specializing in scientific topics such as the environment, invasive species, sustainability, and food issues. She holds a master's in Southern Studies from ...

The older I get and the longer I garden, the more I can’t help thinking that so many kinds of flowering shrubs are greatly underappreciated. Have you ever, for example, heard anyone rhapsodise ...

There are certain woody plants whose seasonal bloom is so spectacular that it would be malpractice on my part not to make you aware of them. It is appropriate to mention these beauties when they are ...

Spring has sprung, the days are getting longer, the weather is getting warmer and the flowers are opening. As a child, I remember early spring as being a riot of color and the air being filled with ...

Summer gardens rarely follow the script. Spring bulbs fade, early perennials take a break, and suddenly a flower bed that ...