Key Points Evergreens aren't deciduous, so they don’t go dormant and are prone to winter moisture loss and browning.Wrapping ...
Winter can feel like a long, gray stretch where gardens go to hibernate. But who says your outdoor space has to be dull and ...
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 ...
Consider these expert recommendations for fast-growing evergreen shrubs. Many are native plants to the South, provide a privacy screen, reduce noise, and add beauty to the garden.
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Understanding frost drought in plants

When cherry laurel, boxwood, or rhododendron suddenly have brown leaves in winter, it often seems like frost damage. However, ...
COLORADO, USA — Evergreens gain prominence in winter, both in the garden and indoors. Most evergreen trees benefit from supplemental winter watering if conditions are dry and windy. Those grown in ...
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) ...
Maintain the look of your formal shrubs by keeping them nice and tidy. Here are a few tips and tricks for pruning evergreen shrubs. Maintain the look of your formal shrubs by keeping them nice and ...
If you take hardwood cuttings from this Christmassy native tree in December, you'll have hardy saplings ready for planting in ...
You have to admit that anything green and growing catches your eye at this time of year. Evergreen trees and shrubs stick out easily in the sea of winter’s brown. We consider large evergreen shrubs to ...
Christmas trees—and conifers in general—have made some surprising cameos throughout U.S. history, author Trent Preszler ...
They mirror our own impermanence: always in motion, always fading. Magical yet melancholy, the trees offer both a celebration ...