These indoor-outdoor Christmas container ideas are made to last from after Thanksgiving through New Years. Detailed how-to's ...

Learning how to create a foliage border is a lesson in celebrating the under-appreciated elements of a plant. Too often ...

I made this oak’s acquaintance courtesy of “Plants for the Winter Garden” (Timber Press, 2024), by Warren Leach. The author ...

While American holly is native just south of Indiana in portions of Kentucky, there is a deciduous holly known as winterberry (Ilex verticillata) that is native to wetlands scattered throughout ...

It's common for poinsettias to thrive into February and beyond, but their once colorful leaves will be replaced by all green ...

In the winter garden the pay-off has to be immediate, as very often the beholder won’t want to hang around too long – wham ...

Native edibles, such as western beaked hazelnuts, California wild grapes and evergreen huckleberries make great garden ...

A wall of green can be a barrier between your space and the outside world, can define a space in your landscape.

The holidays are here, and while the scent of pine and fir fills the air, another festive evergreen deserves a container spot ...

Trees have sophisticated mechanisms to measure time and the spectral quality of light, which is how they understand when to ...

The Southern red cedar is a wonderful evergreen tree that provides both berries (if it’s a female tree) and cover for birds to nest in.

The nights may be drawing in but there’s still time to plant some glorious winter flowers and foliage to brighten up your ...