These pretty, early spring flowers are the first to pop up in the garden. That’s what makes hellebores, winter heath and ...

The summer season brings warm weather and outdoor fun, but it also means more mosquitoes. Take a look at these easy and ...

Planting gorgeous shrubs with pretty red flowers can elevate your yard's charm, and many are low-maintenance. Explore these ...

alternate leaf dogwood and witch hazel), service berry trees (“I compete with the birds for their berries in the summer”); a redbud tree (“its heart-shaped leaves and small purple-pink ...

Witch hazel is a fascinating flowering shrub that makes a wonderful addition to your landscape because it blooms when few other plants do. This deciduous shrub is covered with curly, spidery ...

Then I read about witch hazel. I had some on hand, so I poured it over my rash after bathing. Within a day, my poison ivy was healing and itched much less. To help it along, I put some witch hazel ...

By blooming and setting seed in this way, before their summer counterparts, these species gain a distinct advantage when it comes to competing for available light, nutrients and water. These early ...

They are quickly followed by the flowering ... American hazel and beaked hazel. (The latter is named after the shape of the husk growing around the hazel nuts and is seen in late summer.) ...

The Complete Summer Flowering Bulb Collection, £29.99 £14.99 Now is the perfect time to plant to ensure a summer bloom, this is because in spring the soil begins to warm, making the best-selling ...

It ranges from spring-flowering shrubs, which may need attention to stay in the best shape for next year’s blooming, to summer-flowering herbaceous perennials, which can benefit from a spring chop.