Many home landscapes burst with color in early summer, only to fade into a flat, uninspiring green by midseason or become ...

It’s fairly easy to have a beautiful landscape in spring and summer, but you’re really showing your green thumb if come wintertime your landscape stands out on a street of leafless, dull brown sticks.

The bonus of a four-season yard is that the trees and shrubs, in particular, provide food and shelter for the birds, beneficial insects and other creatures that share this world with us. Evergreens ...

Evergreens should form the backbone of your front yard planting scheme, providing a focal point with one distinctive style on show or alternatively providing a framework against which other plants can ...

One clear winner in the winter color category is dogwood shrubs (Cornus species). Redosier dogwood shrubs have a deep red color that is gorgeous in winter, especially on a cloudy day. Hybrids are also ...

Understanding the elements of color, texture and scale will bring you closer to achieving the landscape design of your dreams. The use of color is probably the most complex of the three, because it ...

In the interest of encouraging new and interesting trends in horticulture, I want to share some thoughts on simple steps you can take in your landscape to be very up-to-date with your yard’s fashion.

The fall colors of large woodland trees seemed a bit more muted and more sporadic compared with previous years, likely due to the drought. For example, in some woodlands, shagbark hickory leaves ...

The landscape in Greater Columbus can be downright dreary during the winter months. The vibrant and varied colors of flowering plants are long gone from much of the landscape, and the green turf is ...

February can be the cruelest month for Houston area gardeners, especially following spells of record-breaking cold. We don't have the blues. We have the browns. Landscapes normally filled with greens ...