* What it is: This 2010 introduction from the U.S. National Arboretum is a compact form of our native oakleaf hydrangea. ‘Munchkin’ offers four seasons of interest with its June and July cone-shaped ...

Everyone wants a lush garden, but not everyone wants to wait for their plants to reach full maturity. One great solution is fast-growing native plants, which can grow several feet tall in just a year, ...

* What it is: A new variety of our native smooth hydrangea that's distinctive for its pink flowers. Smooth hydrangeas normally bloom white. Flowers are big and round (bigger than softballs) and peak ...

Even if you’ve only been partially awake while walking around town lately, it’s pretty obvious we’re smack in the middle of one of the best hydrangea seasons we’ve enjoyed for quite a few years. The ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - OK, now we've had some snow and ice, although nothing quite like last year's extended cold snaps that froze the buds off many of those old-fashioned big leaf hydrangeas, ...

I am a plant person. My favorite plants are landscape ornamentals and specifically natives. When we talk about natives, it means a plant that would grow in our region of Georgia and South Carolina if ...

Hydrangeas are beautiful shrubs with a stunning display of large, showy flowers that begins in early- to mid-summer and lasts all the way to fall. They’re typically low-maintenance shrubs, if you ...

The plant world is replete with ho-hum plants. Now don’t get me wrong. Plants are awesome — in the true sense of the word, awesome. Their ability to endure the seemingly unendurable is simply amazing.

Some homeowners are returning to the look of "Old Florida" by incorporating more native plants in their landscape. To some, this might look like an unmanicured approach, but there are lots of natives ...

Hydrangea quercifolia is called oakleaf hydrangea because it is said that the leaves look like some oak foliage. In the fall the leaves turn very dramatic shades of orange and red to burgundy. By ...

Growing plants that are native to your region can be one of the best things a gardener can do. In this video, I give a primer on some of the very best plants that are native to North America east of ...