Fast-growing plants have their benefits, but with these evergreens, there are also drawbacks. From being disease-prone to invasive, these are the ones to avoid.

Creating outdoor privacy doesn't have to mean sacrificing space, and some compact evergreens offer a natural solution that ...

With so many different holly cultivars and holly look-alikes, at least one is bound to work in your garden. Here are 15 ...

Deciduous trees such as oak, popular, and maple add color, texture and height to our landscapes as well as adding color in the fall. Evergreens typically go un-noticed during fall, serving as the back ...

When planting shade trees, one of the first decisions homeowners will need to make is which type of tree, deciduous or evergreen, they want to plant. Deciduous trees are those that seasonally shed ...

David Kuchta, Ph.D. has 10 years of experience in gardening and has read widely in environmental history and the energy transition. An environmental activist since the 1970s, he is also a historian, ...

Although many plants have gone dormant, the winter garden is still an active place. Birds are feasting on last season's seed heads, filling their bellies and dropping seeds all over the ground. These ...

Beautiful landscaping can add instant curb appeal to a property. But beauty isn't the only thing that makes idyllic landscaping attractive to homeowners. Some landscaping features, such as shade trees ...

Plants that drop all their leaves at one time and enter a leafless, dormant state are called deciduous. In climates that ...