Low-maintenance shrubs are plants that will pretty much take care of themselves without too much human intervention. Choose the right plant for your space and it will thrive in your yard without too ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." When it comes to finding the best low-maintenance shrub for the front of your house, Dallas-based ...

Ever walk by a neighbor’s garden and wonder how they keep it looking so lush without breaking a sweat? Turns out, you don’t need a green thumb or a ton of spare time to have a yard that looks like it ...

This compact, low-maintenance shrub brings golden-yellow foliage and effortless style to containers — perfect for adding ...

First impressions are important, so a stylish front yard brimming with gorgeous plants can transform what visitors think of your home. Terry Smithson, biodiversity manager and ecologist at the ...

Hedge plants really shouldn't be an afterthought. While they might be a little unglamorous or less showy than dahlias or poppies or peonies, hedge plants are the backbone of any garden, typically ...

Plants can make the area around your house look great, but choose the wrong ones, and you might be setting yourself up for some big issues later on. From cracked foundations to mold buildup and even ...

The older I get, the larger my gardens seem. Although they have not actually grown in physical size, it takes me longer to weed them, cut back perennials in them, and water them in dry conditions than ...

A beautiful hedge offers many benefits to a home garden. A wall of green can be a barrier between your space and the outside world, can define a space in your landscape, will dampen road noise, can ...

Drift roses are a great new series of low-growing landscape roses that have been chosen as "Louisiana Super Plant" selections for fall 2013. Fall is a great time to plant roses. They establish ...

You may have heard the old proverb “good fences make good neighbors.” Robert Frost made the phrase popular in his poem “Mending Wall.” The debate may have begun there, but I say the same can be true ...

Winter can be tough on Iowa's trees and shrubs. Low temperatures, rapid temperature changes, winter desiccation and the weight of ice and snow can damage vulnerable trees and shrubs. Richard Jauron, ...