Use Shear Genius Cotoneaster for Garden Structure · Those tiny, lively light-green leaves create such an irresistible texture on this tidy cotoneaster — discovered by the…
Blight-Resistant Boxwood Varieties to Consider for the Garden · Boxwood blight has been spreading like crazy, forcing so many of us to rip out infected boxwoods (Buxus) and search for…
Red Sky Holly Has Some Advantages Over Sky Pencil Holly · If you love the look of the classic 'Sky Pencil' holly, you're going to want to meet Red Sky — an upright, narrow…
Garden Shrubs to Plant Instead of Boxwood · If someone asked me what shrub to plant for garden structure, I'd probably say boxwood (Buxus) — and I wouldn't be…
Lucky Leu Leucothoe Is a Colorful, Adaptable Native Evergreen Shrub · Lucky Leu leucothoe is a brand-new cultivar of a broadleaf evergreen shrub native to the southeastern US. It carries…
Just Chill Red Tip is a fall-blooming camellia that stays gorgeous even when it's not in bloom, thanks to that glossy evergreen foliage. New leaves unfurl in a dark red with a bright green midrib —…
Prairie Dropseed Is a Good Grass for Small Garden Spaces · Prairie dropseed (Sporobolus heterolepis) is a gorgeous North American native grass that's perfectly sized for smaller…
The perennial sunflower 'Lemon Queen' is a real powerhouse at the back of a garden border, and it brings those much-appreciated late blooms when it flowers from late summer into…