In the fall, the number of birds visiting your yard and garden may drop. During this season, when food is scarce, use these ...

Shrubs are a staple in the garden. They have a lot to offer, from bold foliage and blooms to ornamental berries – and if you ...

Dear Master Gardener: Does a jasmine plant overwinter well or should I treat it as an annual and toss it when it freezes?

As for medium trees try trident maple, Chinese pistache, eastern redcedar, dogwood, crape myrtle, and several types of ...

WITHOUT QUESTION, I believe that fall foliage color is the most underutilized (although stunningly brilliant) and unplanned ...

Many varieties of cotoneasters have orange and red berries that can be used to trail over containers or be grown upright ...

In Washington, D.C. landscape architects work to protect a fragile urban forest designed by Frederick Law Olmsted Jr from the ...

Olmsted completed his second and final plan for the Cathedral Close in 1924. He worried that the buildup of the surrounding area would challenge the health of the forest and its streams over time, a ...

Often grown as annuals, coleus can be perennials in warmer climates. Coleus will benefit from being cut back if they stay ...

Plant breeding is the production of plants by selective mating or hybridization. It is the traditional mechanism for producing new varieties of plants for horticulture and agriculture. The ...