Shrubs

That last minute search for some red berried holly and glossy ivy could after this Christmas be a chore of the past. Simply grow your own and pick it fresh each year.

Dec 9, 2009 - David Haigh

'They always get too big, ungainly and out of control' is the criticism regularly levelled at shrubs. But this is not so with many easy to care for woody evergreens.

Dec 8, 2009 - David Haigh

Some plants look better naked. Those deciduous shrubs which display attractive, colourful bark can be used to create dramatic effects which enliven the garden in winter.

Dec 6, 2009 - David Haigh

Does your garden looks dreary during the short, dull days of winter? Then give it a lift with a few strategically placed variegated evergreen shrubs and banish the gloom.

Dec 5, 2009 - David Haigh

Standard shrubs have a head of branches at the top of a clear stem. They give height to borders, make excellent lawn specimens and are ideal for tubs and large pots.

Nov 28, 2009 - David Haigh

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.

Sep 30, 2009 - Marcia Passos Duffy

The Lantana plant, an easy to grow shrub, with aromatic flower clusters and stunning colors, is valued for its long reliable flowering season.

Sep 16, 2009 - Laurence O'Sullivan

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.

Aug 19, 2009 - Lorraine Syratt

Boxwood, the wintergreen garden shrub, is the world's oldest ornamental garden landscape plant, perfect for hedge planting and topiary.

Aug 17, 2009 - Christine Breen-Williams

Japanese maples and elderberry plants have heavily dissected leaves and fall interest for the garden. However, Sambucus shrubs tolerate colder winter conditions.

Aug 13, 2009 - Christine Eirschele

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.

Jul 27, 2009 - Richard Freeland

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.

Jul 24, 2009 - Laurence O'Sullivan

Sweetfern, also known as Fern Gale, is an aromatic herb native to eastern North America, but is not actually a fern.

Jul 15, 2009 - Kathleen Airdrie

The native Thimbleberry shrub is one of the few rose family members without thorns.

Jul 13, 2009 - Kathleen Airdrie

Burning Bush, also known as Winged Euonymus, was introduced from Asia in the 1860s, and is now considered a threat to native species in some areas.

Jul 3, 2009 - Kathleen Airdrie

Cardinal Shrub (Weigela florida), very popular for generations, was enhanced through breeding into a wide assortment of cultivars.

Jun 30, 2009 - Kathleen Airdrie

The Encore line of azaleas do what traditional azaleas don't - they flower in spring, then return with an encore bloom performance from mid-summer through fall.

May 14, 2009 - Richard Freeland

Hydrangeas are easy to grow and maintain with the right growing conditions.

May 3, 2009 - Stephanie Manning

Viburnum is a versatile shrub with year round appeal. With showy fragrant flowers and attractive summer and fall foliage, the viburnum can grace all types of gardens.

Apr 29, 2009 - Laurence O'Sullivan

Ranging from pale white blooms to spectacular red mop-heads, hydrangeas are a vibrant ornamental shrub that adds long lasting summer and fall colors to all flowerbeds.

Apr 28, 2009 - Laurence O'Sullivan

Pair the best-loved flowering shrub, Hydrangea macrophylla, with your well-loved mother on Mother's Day.

Apr 26, 2009 - Arlene Marturano

With flowers as golden as a sunrise, Kerria japonica brings sunbeams to the shadiest spots of a garden.

Apr 18, 2009 - Arlene Marturano

Elderberries have been used for millennia in Europe, Asia, Africa and North America. Many cultivars make pleasing landscape specimens, and most offer other benefits, too.

Apr 9, 2009 - Stephen Allen Christensen

Big or small, Rhododendrons can give punch to your landscape with their glorious flowers in spring.

Mar 4, 2009 - Deborah Harding

Viburnums are the most under rated spring shrub. They produce beautiful flowers and leaves, can grow 4 to 12 feet high and 4 to 8 feet wide, and produce a fragrant scent

Feb 11, 2009 - Deborah Harding