These petite shrubs are perfect for pots and patio gardens. Think small with the top picks for dwarf container shrubs.

Tall trees and shrubs can overshadow single story homes and make small yards feel crowded and overwhelming. However, there are plenty of small or dwarf plants that have all the beauty of their taller ...

What makes a landscape high maintenance? The saying “right plant, right place” is the grown-up version of the matching game. Does the plant match the site’s light, soil, water and space requirements?

For the past few years, I’ve moved a puny Meyer lemon tree indoors for winter and back out in spring, trying to coax a fruit or two out of the reluctant little thing. The thought of growing citrus is ...

Hibiscus is in the Malvaceae family of tropical plants and is known worldwide as the poster plant for tropical islands. You can hardly see an advertisement about an island getaway that does not ...

It used to be that everything came in “supersize” — from extra-large boxes of cereal to cars the size of whales to homes on half-acre lots, and more. Today, of course, it seems like everything is ...

Dear Roger: I liked your column listing the best and easiest-to-grow plants for the Sandhills. But you didn’t mention many shrubs. I’m at the place in my landscape design where I’m wanting the best ...

When you purchase a home within a homeowners association (HOA), the authority over your landscape doesn’t rest solely with you. Oftentimes an HOA, an entity formed of a neighborhood such as a ...

It used to be that everything came in "supersize" -- from extra-large boxes of cereal to cars the size of whales to homes on half-acre lots, and more. Today, of course, it seems like everything is ...