Tired of box blight? Why gardeners are swapping to this low-maintenance shrub for a formal look.

Dear Master Gardener: What can I plant to form a “living fence”? I have a dream of blocking out the neighbors with a mixed species hedge that would be good habitat for wildlife and pollinators. Answer ...

Gardening can be tough in the South. While heat and humidity turn us into a hot mess, the lack of rainfall saps the life out of our perennials and shrubs. Unfortunately, drought has become more common ...

Evergreen shrubs are a fantastic choice for a garden as they offer year-round benefits — delivering colour and structure in spring and summer, then keeping their foliage when other plants look bare in ...

Many gardeners understand the ecological importance of native plants, which are those plants that occur naturally in a geographic area, and have evolved over thousands of years, shaped by local ...

Pruning is my favorite gardening task by far. I prune plants that have gotten overgrown very aggressively, and I suspect that will be the best approach for you, too. Most gardeners are hesitant to ...

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