Liven up cold-season gardens and homes with a gorgeous winterberry bush. The berries are a favorite of hungry winter birds.

Sometimes, the name says it all. Beauty bush (Kolkwitzia amabilis) is just as lovely to look at as the name implies, but it's got more than just good looks going for it. The pink bell-shaped flowers ...

We often see azalea, lilac and forsythia flowering in the spring or spirea flowering in the summer, but there are many other lesser-known shrubs to consider planting in your garden this fall for next ...

One of the highlights of my June garden is when the beauty bush (Kolkwitzia amabalis) blooms. It's like giant cloud of cotton candy as big as a garage. Twenty years ago, I almost dug it out. When we ...

A quality hedge trimmer is essential to every homeowner’s landscaping arsenal. Well-groomed shrubs, bushes and hedges contribute significantly to curb appeal and are not just about aesthetics.

Have you walked through your yard lately and wondered how those shrubs got so big? Most deciduous landscape shrubs benefit from annual pruning. It keeps them in shape, gets rid of dead and diseased ...

This Colorado native is highly important as wildlife food and cover. A thorny growth when protected forms a thicket valuable for bird nesting, roosting, and loafing. Twigs and foliage provide a highly ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Your hedge trimmer is an important tool if your lawn includes bushes, shrubs, and other landscaping ...