Your front yard landscape is the welcome mat for your home, which is why it's essential to select plants that complement your home, thrive in your climate, and suit your soil type. Most of us ...

The cool season from November through February is an excellent time to plant hardy trees, shrubs and ground covers in our area. That makes the next few weeks a great time for planning landscaping ...

There are many plants to choose from when landscaping your home. But which will perform best? How and where should they be grown in your yard? Landscape plants can be chosen from your local nurseries ...

Purdue Landscape Report: Spring is finally here! Everywhere you look, one can find some spring color around. Some of the first plants to peek out of the ground are spring-flowering bulbs like crocus, ...

These trees and shrubs provide food for wildlife while adding some welcome color to the winter landscape.

If your trees, shrubs, and evergreens seem to be the same size now as when the season started – or worse yet, are spindlier or deteriorated – a rescue venture might be on your 2025 gardening horizon.

The cool season from October through March is the ideal time for planting hardy trees, shrubs, ground covers and vines in our landscapes, with fall planting especially recommended. That may seem ...

Set in Southern California, my HO scale layout includes a Southern Pacific train order office surrounded by a desert scene. Although this arid landscape has sparse vegetation, my scene needed two ...

They may be pretty, but invasive shrubs crowd out native plants and ruin local ecosystems in your backyard. Keep these ...

The interest in native plants around the country is driven by two concepts. First is the realization that using American native plants in residential and commercial landscaping is a patriotic act.