Pruning needs: Remove spent flowers to prolong bloom. Cut back canes in late winter to promote fuller new spring growth. Water needs: Medium to low; drought tolerant once established. Snapshot: As its ...

Are you sad at the sight of fading blooms at the end of summer? Plant any of these flowering shrubs, and you'll keep your yard colorful well into fall.

Butterfly bushes are now in full bloom and literally covered with butterflies. I’ve counted as many as 10 butterflies covering one of our bushes. Usually early in the morning or late afternoon ...

For centuries gardeners happily planted whatever caught their fancy, never wondering whether a desirable plant might have wandering ways. After watching a pretty perennial called purple loosestrife ...