Keep your front yard tidy and welcoming with these low-maintenance, compact, deer-resistant landscaping plants.

Pruning is essential for attractive, healthy trees and shrubs and improves the quality of flowers, fruit and foliage. The ...

Now is the time for some winter pruning on ornamental shrubs and trees. From December to late March is the perfect time to ...

Water passes through sandy soil like a sieve—any plants growing in sandy soil must be drought-tolerant, because water passes ...

BY MOLLEE FRANCISCO [email protected] Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, mistletoe hung where every couple tries to stop, the holly and the ivy – these are just a few of the plants that ...

Fun fact: tequila contains a compound called agavina, which makes you horny. It’s from the agave plant, from which tequila is ...

There are seedheads on the sedum (Hylotelephium ‘Autumn Joy’) and the Phlomis russeliana which give height and rusty colour at this time of year, and they provide shelter for insects as well as food ...

Shady areas in landscapes and gardens require plants that need or tolerate shade. If you need ideas, attend the class “Some ...

Society garlic (Tulbaghia) looks a bit like chives (both are related to onions and garlic) and its common name comes from its ...

Structures, rather than vegetation, served as the primary fuel for spreading flames, but fire-resistant landscaping helps. It ...

You may think you’re saving on your energy bill when you hang clothes to dry indoors during the winter, but this common ...

Nut trees make great additions to your yard - and your kitchen - but which are worth growing, and which should you avoid? Let ...