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Cold Hardy Camellia Selections
Camellias are a fragrant, evergreen shrub associated with southern landscapes and gardens. Recent hybridizers and developments are creating more cold-hardy cultivars. more...
Shrubs for Attracting Songbirds
Attracting birds to the garden landscape can be easy for gardeners who plant these shrubs that feed and house native bird species. more...
Ornamental Shrubs with Edible Flower Blooms
When gardeners think about flowers to add to their edible landscapes, they usually consider annual or perennial flowers. But these shrubs have kitchen-worthy uses too. more...
How to Grow Lilac Shrubs Plant Profile
Lilacs are the perennial harbingers of spring, and a favorite deciuous shrub to include in fragrance garden, heirloom cottage gardens and more. more...
Shrubs for Bright Fall Foliage
Red, yellow, orange and burgundy-purple colors make the autumn landscape shine with brilliant colors. These shrubs add fall foliage accents to the garden. more...
Yellow Flowering Shrubs for Theme Gardens
These gorgeous shrubs provide interest and backdrop to the yellow themed garden setting off the other flowering plants well. more...
Plant Profile Barberry (Berberis)
Barberry shrubs are widely used in garden landscapes because of the attractive foliage, fragrant flowers and deer resistant thorny stems. See how to care for the shrubs. more...
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Planning a late winter or fall pruning of your shrubs (such as lilacs)? Read this first -- or you may be cutting off next season's blossoms. more...
Choose a Lantana for Aromatic Flower Clusters
The Lantana plant, an easy to grow shrub, with aromatic flower clusters and stunning colors, is valued for its long reliable flowering season. more...
Tree and Shrub Plants for Gardens by the Sea
By:
Lorraine Syratt
Seaside gardens need protection against coastal winds and seaside erosion. The types of trees and shrubs are limited, but native plants already extant are good choices. more...
Boxwood, the wintergreen garden shrub, is the world's oldest ornamental garden landscape plant, perfect for hedge planting and topiary. more...
Elderberry Plants Versus Japanese Maples
Japanese maples and elderberry plants have heavily dissected leaves and fall interest for the garden. However, Sambucus shrubs tolerate colder winter conditions. more...
Knock Out Roses - Low Maintenance Beauties
By: Richard Freeland
For the rose-challenged gardener, or those who can't devote a lot of time in caring for more traditional roses, the Knock Out Rose delivers long-season bountiful blooms. more...
Adenium for a Profusion of Pink and Red Flowers
The Desert Rose is a succulent plant that gives a profusion of pink and red flowers. A colorful garden plant, it is also ideal as a houseplant or potted patio plant. more...
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