Evergreens can collect snow and ice, eventually snapping under the weight of winter precipitation. Here's how to protect ...

I am constantly on the lookout for the best plants for a courtyard garden as I have a small courtyard garden myself. It's a ...

My garden in the hollow is a bizzarro world compared to the genteel artful creations of Elizabeth Lawrence (1904-1985), a landscape architect, plants-woman and beloved columnist for the Charlotte ...

Keep a garden journal. Consult your journal in the winter, so you can better plan for the growing season. Central/Eastern Oregon: To prevent winter damage from drying, water plants deeply every six to ...

Another of the top New Year's resolutions that every gardener should make for 2025, Steve Swanborough, gardening expert at ...

No group of plants exemplifies this better than hollies. With their beautiful green foliage and bright red-to-orange berries, ...

We typically think of hollies as evergreen plants ... Stagg’s go-to plant in this category is the dwarf form of Louisiana’s native yaupon holly. “These workhorse plants have been in the ...

Sweet box shines in winter, when its glossy leaves are paired with flowers that fill the garden with scent. Hazel Sillver ...

Two of the most appealing alternatives are hollies which have foliage very similar to boxwood. Inkberry holly is a New York ...

How did evergreen trees—whether pine ... were cherry or hawthorn plants, or a branch of the plant, that were put into pots and brought inside so they would flower at Christmas time.