What to know about woody shrubs in your landscape. Woody shrubs and small trees have many overlapping characteristics.

Enjoying a quiet moment in a small backyard or patio can be tough with neighbors right on top of you. Get a little natural ...

The plant’s natural shape is shrubby, but with some judicious pruning over time, the plant can be trained into a delightful small tree. Mature height is about 10 to 15 feet with a spread of ...

'Planting what you enjoy will make both you and wildlife happy, but make sure you avoid invasive species,' says Tom McCarter, our Head of Gardens. Planting a diversity of shrubs, climbers and small ...

Almost everyone wants color in the landscape, and flowerbeds play an important role in that. But it takes a lot of work to ...

As the garden season quietens down, there is still the opportunity to plant small trees and shrubs. The cool temperatures of last week, which came very close to a frost GARDEN COLUMN: Planting ...

Another small tree that won a Garden Center Group Retailer’s Choice Award for 2025 is this new version of our native redbud tree – one small enough to grow in a pot (just eight to 10 feet in ...

An evergreen shrub or small tree, Cordia boissieri can grow up to 20-feet tall and 10-15 feet wide. With enough rainfall or irrigation, it can produce white flowers year-round.

Gardening 101: Fall trees 02:20. NORTH TEXAS (CBSNewsTexas.com) - Over the last three years, the weather in North Texas should be charged with a crime. First, we got the coldest three days in our ...

Most likely, the problem is with a plant that has been grafted, says Joseph Rothleutner, tree and shrub breeder at The Morton Arboretum in Lisle. Grafting is an ancient technique, ...

Right now the dogwood and willow we will plant are what professionals call whips – small, bare-root plants. Several online tree nurseries, including Maine-based Fedco, sell bare-root plants.

Master gardener Sally Scalera shares the dirt on which fragrant plants are native, important because they attract and support ...