No matter the irrigation method, always water until the water penetrates all the way down to plant roots. After the ...

Lilacs are only in flower for a few weeks a year but they have inspired great art, music and literature. Now is an excellent ...

Plan now to use basic design principals to create a patriotic garden this summer, says MU Extension field horticulturist Gwen ...

To buy big or to shop shrewdly? Eye-catching blooms or plantings to nurture? Such are the questions many a couple will ...

A beautiful way to add more color to your garden is by planting flowering shrubs. These 26 options provide stunning foliage and blooms for you to enjoy.

Shrubs (bushy, woody plants that are taller and denser ... The California lilac (Ceanothus) is another blue-flowered springtime bloomer to consider for the garden. Its petite blossoms resemble ...

Plus, they're one of very few plants ... (Ceanothus) is native in many eastern and western states, although much of the species is concentrated on the West Coast. Most of its flowers are blue ...

laurel sumac and ceanothus. They'll also be keeping a sharp eye open for invasives that could crowd out the newly planted native plants, aggressive plants such as black mustard, which is already ...

Backpacking from Mexico to Oregon on the Pacific Crest Trail in 1985, we passed through fields of flowers. Splashes of cactus ...