"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Flowering trees in your yard are truly a feast for the senses. Come spring and summer, these majestic ...

This deciduous shrub fills your garden with rich, glossy foliage and striking, spiky flowers. Best of all, your space gets a ...

Entryways are the first thing visitors notice about a home. It is like the home's main introduction. This is why homeowners are always trying to make their entryways look more appealing and welcoming.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Planting fast-growing shrubs is another way to bring color and fragrance to the garden. One large hardy ...

Fragrant flowers are a wonderful addition to any garden. Not only do they produce beautiful blooms that fill your landscape with color, but their scent creates a calming, welcoming atmosphere. Like ...

A flowering shrub better known for adorning tropical gardens than for stocking pharmacists’ shelves is now commanding serious attention from natural products chemists. Clerodendrum chinense, c ...

Katherine Gallagher is a writer and sustainability expert. She holds a B.A. in English Literature from Chapman University and a Sustainable Tourism certificate from the GSTC. Fully bloomed azaleas are ...

Witchhazels are fragrant, easy-to-grow shrubs that bloom from fall through winter. Native to North America and Asia, they thrive in full sun despite being shade-tolerant. Many popular varieties are ...

My friend Janet asked me a few days ago what flowers she could grow this summer that would be easy and above all, fragrant. Well, easy was easy to suggest, but fragrant not much so. Janet’s question ...

There's a particular kind of joy that comes from stepping onto your balcony in the evening and catching that first hit of ...