Have a holly, jolly backyard with American holly. Plant perks include evergreen foliage and red berries in winter that birds love to eat.

Holly plants such as the Christmas holly are beautiful shrubs that make excellent mixed borders, hedges, and foundation plantings. They also look striking as a stand-alone specimen. People often ...

Liven up cold-season gardens and homes with a gorgeous winterberry bush. The berries are a favorite of hungry winter birds.

Looking for a shrub that can do double-duty in your yard by creating privacy and attract beneficial insects? Consider this ...

If you are considering planting a hedge, now is a great time to get it done. This allows the shrubs to take advantage of the less stressful conditions during the cool season to get established in the ...

When one thinks of pruning, the vision that provides motivation is one of our gangly, oversized and/or misplaced trees and shrubs neatly trimmed, thriving, and just the right size. You know, the size ...

You may have heard the old proverb “good fences make good neighbors.” Robert Frost made the phrase popular in his poem “Mending Wall.” The debate may have begun there, but I say the same can be true ...