Shrubs are the backbone of a brilliantly blooming garden. While most folks just reach for flowers to inject colour, foliage can steal the show – and for far longer. From rich reds to zesty yellows, ...

As autumn deepens, Camellia japonica follows, producing larger, more formal blooms that continue into winter. These evergreen trees can be planted year-round, but autumn is the best time when ...

Growth is now in full flow and flowering should be in abundance displaying the many shapes sizes and colours the garden has ...

Deadheading gives your flowers a cleaner look and promotes new blooms. Some flowers, like those in our lineup, take on the ...

Bushes that attract butterflies are the answer! Plant just a few bushes to fill in empty corners, or plant a full hedge for a ...

Incorporating shrubs into the garden adds immediate interest and fullness to beds and borders while remaining easy to care ...

Kids love dirt, making mud pies, encountering bugs, beetles, worms – as long as hands are washed post-play, then everything ...

Once dismissed as garish or overly traditional, variegated plants (a posh gardening term for those with streaks, splashes, or ...

The King and Queen kicked off their visit to the Chelsea Flower Show, organised by the Royal Horticultural Society, with a ...

Additionally, their evergreen leaves will give you some ground coverage throughout the year. Most late-blooming Camellia japonica varieties bloom from December through March. Not only is this plant ...

Showy blooms with red or pink stripes on white petals, resembling swirled candy. Known for dramatic flame-like streaks and stripes in vivid colors; originally caused by a virus, now bred for beauty.

By Eddie Smith MSU Extension Service Yellow-blooming plants bring a bright, cheerful energy to my garden. There’s something ...