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Ever wonder how a few plants can transform your garden into a colorful paradise? Adding flowering shrubs to your landscape ...

When looking for reliable, general landscaping shrubs, start by considering the needs of your space. Look at the exposure to sun, areas of shade, existing trees and shrubs and available water sources.

Find the best ground cover plants that blanket the garden with color and texture. Grow ground covers for shade, drought, ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Central Indiana has passed the average freeze-free date for outdoor planting, and the frost-free day is approaching for adding more sensitive outdoor greenery to your landscape. Pat ...

Propagating plants from cuttings is immensely rewarding. Through this easy horticulture technique, you can produce dozens of ...

The cool season from November through February is an excellent time to plant hardy trees, shrubs and ground covers in our area. That makes the next few weeks a great time for planning landscaping ...

Add sparks — and bring in pollinators — to your garden beds this spring and summer with orange flowering shrubs!

Relaxing by the pool is most enjoyable when the poolside landscape is on point. The best plants to put around a pool are those with low maintenance needs, that doesn’t make a mess and can withstand ...

We have reached the point in summer when many of the plants in our landscape are at their best. Lots of green growth, bright flowers, and every type of insect and bird can be seen outside in your ...

FARGO — The good old days weren’t always so good. I don’t miss the outhouse on my grandparents’ farm. And the way the bottle of mercurochrome made our young cuts and owies feel ... I rejoiced when it ...

Determining what time of year to prune your ornamental deciduous shrubs can be tricky and confusing, but we hope to clear up some misconceptions and provide clear guidance for several common landscape ...