Shrubs that offer year-round interest can be hard to come by, so when you find one, you'll want to add it to your yard right away — like Virginia sweetspire (Itea virginica). Offering gorgeous fall ...

QUESTION: This fall, I noticed white fuzzy growth on my pyracantha bush. Could you tell me what it is and how it should be treated? ANSWER: Hiding inside that white fuzzy stuff are critters called ...

Do you have a yard that goes from summer green to boring brown to winter gray? Color it up with shrubs. “The right ones can really light up a yard in autumn, and they don’t take as long to grow up as ...

We are fortunate to live in an area that gets to enjoy four different seasons, and who doesn’t love the beautiful hues of fall? Whether you enjoy gold, orange, red or purple, Itea virginica does not ...

It is every gardener’s dream to have a landscape that sports beautiful blooms and foliage year-round. We usually think of autumn as the season when the leaves on trees begin to change colors, but it ...

As you may or may not know, fall is the best time to plant most trees and shrubs, with crapemyrtles being an exception since they like to be planted in the summer. But, if you have some space to add a ...

Fall colors arrived a bit earlier than usual this year in Charleston, likely triggered by the dry weather and nighttime temperatures in the 50s two weeks ago. Sweet gum is already yellow-to-purple, ...

Bradford pear trees are blooming across DC right now. But while their delicate, white flowers are certainly enchanting, they tend to stink—not just literally (stick your nose up to one and you’ll see ...

Shrubs are the backbone of any good garden, enclosing garden "rooms" and framing views all year-round. Flowers are mere frills, fleeting spots and masses of color. Plant flowering shrubs, and you get ...