While daffodils are undoubtedly floral fireworks in our winter and spring gardens, companion plants are just as important ... seed and scatter across your borders, an easy way to garden, in ...

If you want to see year-round color, you don't need to look further than your backyard. There are many native shrubs and ...

Winter bed thinning is effective because it’s easier to be ruthless about clearing away elderly plants when they aren’t ...

PLANNING BORDERS Establishing a border bed When faced with filling a large border, try to mix in groupings of evergreens, shrubs and grasses to give the garden year round interest.

Hellebores, witch hazels, and snowdrops are three plants that love the cold weather and offer up blooms to brighten up the dregs of winter.

or want something which will create a scented showstopper in your beds and borders, here are five good candidates for winter scent. Also known as the Christmas box, this compact evergreen shrub is ...

Plants native to your locale have evolved under the local conditions and are generally a good match for the local winter. But many plants from far-off places can also do well in our winters if ...