Actually, there aren’t any shrubs that really require trimming. They get by without it in the wild, after all. As Alan Titchmarsh notes in “How to Garden: Flowering Shrubs,” “Many gardeners struggle ...

To add fall foliage to your landscape, plant dwarf fothergilla ( Fothergilla gardenii) in a sunny location with moist, acidic ...

An ideal hedge is dense and tall enough to block wind, mute noises, block views, or serve other functions based on your needs. Evergreen shrubs are popular for hedges because they offer the same ...

We gardeners have plenty of evergreen options to help with our azalea and rhododendron addictions, but a deciduous azalea specimen offers a different look with brighter, more colorful flower options, ...

Every year around Mothers Day in the Boston suburbs, a welcome profusion of color bursts forth, even on branches that looked dead only a few weeks ago. Days are more consistently warm, the sun feels ...

The azalea is the ubiquitous flowering shrub of our neighborhoods, beloved for its bursts of bright colors in April and May. Homeowners in search of attractive foundation shrubbery need look no ...

Evergreen azaleas are one of the most popular of the partial-shade-loving plants, but their deciduous cousins, a group known as Exbury hybrids, have largely flown under the radar. Exbury azaleas' ...

The Rhododendron evergreen azalea hybrids are attractive plants cultivated for their beautiful flowers and verdant foliage. There are a number of hybrid types within this group, including: the Indica ...

One tried and true shrub for our local gardens is the azalea: a spring-flowering beauty that can be used in many locations in the landscape. Related to the rhododendron, which is Washington state’s ...

PLANT THIS PRETTY PINK BLOOM: Rhododendron Dandy Man Pink is an exceptional garden plant due to its unique combination of hardiness, heat tolerance, and root-rot resistance. (National Garden Bureau) ...