Evergreen shrubs such as boxwood, holly, rhododendron, yew and arborvitae provide year-round green color in the landscape.

The landscape in Greater Columbus can be downright dreary during the winter months. The vibrant and varied colors of flowering plants are long gone from much of the landscape, and the green turf ...

Choose deciduous shade trees — those that drop their leaves during the winter. You will have the shade you need in the summer ...

Evergreen trees are also very useful when hiding unattractive ... and vitex (Vitex agnus-castus), provide color and fragrance to the landscape. Now through the end of February is a superb time ...

Trees are nearly always selected for their flowers ... The Catalina ironwood (Lyonothamnus floribundus), whose name describes ...

While National Arbor Day is always in April, many Floridians do not know that Florida’s Arbor Day is the third Friday in ...

It looks best in a naturalized woodland setting, beneath shrubs and trees. They can easily become overrun by competing ...

Evergreen trees create a beautiful natural border in ... but some cultivars are more yellow in color, says Abdi. It's susceptible to a wide range of pests, so it may be higher maintenance than ...

The oranges that you know and love today weren't always orange. In fact, America's second-favorite fruit once came in various shapes and colors many millennia ago. Beyond that, the word "orange" was ...

J. conferta ‘Blue Pacific’ – Also called Blue Pacific Shore, this slow-growing, heat-tolerant juniper has handsome blue-green ...

The Texas red oak will often provide attractive fall leaf color. Mexican sycamore ... and are considered to be evergreen by most gardeners. After you select the tree species you are going to ...