When you plant pretty trees with pink and white flowers in your backyard, the spring air fills with their sweet scent and ...

There are new cultivars out. Quince (Chaenomeles speciosa) In mid spring, you’ll find these shrubs covered with flowers. There are several cultivars and you may see white-flowering plants (‘Jet Trails ...

The best time to prune most shrubs is in the winter when the plants are dormant, so you can better see their shape. Which ...

As winter fades, some plants grace you with a showy welcome in spring. The large-petaled flowers of this tree, in particular, ...

While in Grenada, Mississippi, speaking at the Garden Clubs of Mississippi’s 26th Annual Convention, I couldn’t help but ...

Choisya, known as Mexican Orange Blossom, is a spring-flowering shrub that produces gorgeous fragrant white flowers. If you are growing Mexican Orange Blossom, the good news is that it does not ...

Flowering shrubs are a welcoming sight in spring. The bright yellow Forsythia is well-known for its grand entrance announcing a seasonal change. While the Forsythia is colorful and its arching ...

Make plans now to prune spring-flowering shrubs, such as forsythia, lilac, viburnum and flowering quince, after they finish blooming. “We don’t prune these shrubs in winter because we’d be ...

Lilacs (Syringa) are a favorite spring-blooming shrub, and are beloved for their fragrant, white and purple flowers. The blooms can last for up to two weeks; the shrub is also a favorite nesting ...

Choisya, known as Mexican Orange Blossom, is a spring-flowering shrub that produces gorgeous fragrant white flowers. If you are growing Mexican Orange Blossom, the good news is that it does not need ...