These petite shrubs are perfect for pots and patio gardens. Think small with the top picks for dwarf container shrubs.

Do you struggle to get flowering houseplants to bloom? It's not the lack of a green thumb, but the shortage of light that's likely the issue. Most plants need inordinate levels of light to bloom, ...

Purdue Landscape Report: Spring is finally here! Everywhere you look, one can find some spring color around. Some of the first plants to peek out of the ground are spring-flowering bulbs like crocus, ...

As you no doubt noticed, many of our native plants have yellow flowers. However, a bit of variety can be pleasing to the eye. Introducing white flowering plants into your color scheme can add variety, ...

Winter doesn’t mean your garden has to look bare and lifeless. While most plants hunker down for the cold season, certain ...

Attention, anyone who thinks native blooms are brilliant in the wild — or our yards — but don’t work in bouquets. Boy, are we wrong. This isn’t an invitation to trample wildflower fields to pick ...

Tomatoes are one of the great joys of gardening, but they're also magnets for pests — especially the dreaded tomato hornworm. These large green caterpillars can strip a plant bare in a matter of days, ...

As we head into the fall season, gardeners are always interested in plants that can add some late season interest. Two of the mystery plants for this week, fit that bill, and while the third one does ...

Trees and shrubs grow in the front yard of a house, including shrubs with red flowers and tall evergreens - Pavel Str/Shutterstock Shrubs can be a reliable presence in your garden, providing screens ...

Katherine Gallagher is a writer and sustainability expert. She holds a B.A. in English Literature from Chapman University and a Sustainable Tourism certificate from the GSTC. Native to Southern ...