Today's homeowners are gardening in smaller plots than their predecessors and finding it more difficult and expensive to care for massive shrub plantings that quickly outgrow their allotted space.

I confess that I have made many mistakes in my garden. I have killed many plants. I have lost investments of time and money. There is much to be said about learning from one’s failures. Ultimately, ...

We are planning to redo our front yard this spring and my sister in Idaho has recommended mugo pine bushes. Would they grow here? Can they tolerate a lot of sun? Please let me know if you think they ...

Flowers dazzle with their colorful petals, vining greenery lends romance, and sweeping trees infuse majesty into our yards. But more people are increasingly making way for dwarf conifers in their ...