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Learn how to care for hydrangeas in the winter so these beauties will shine next summer.

Welcome spring with the sunny blooms of forsythia.

With their big flowers, brilliant fall foliage and shaggy winter bark, oakleaf hydrangeas are year-round showstoppers for gardens and containers.

Though beautiful in bloom, mimosa spreads quickly into natural environments, quickly crowding out native plants.

Looking for an easy-to-grow shrub? Try spirea. This versatile beauty blends good looks with a tough-as-nails personality.

Learn all about the various types of junipers available for landscaping, plus how to plant, prune and troubleshoot, and what varieties to choose for your home.

Learn all about beautiful river birch trees, plus get expert tips and information for choosing, planting, growing and caring for river birches in your home landscape.

Whether in shrub or vine form, euonymus’s popularity is matched only by its propensity for annoying pests and disease problems. We offer solutions to common issues as well as suggestions for native alternatives to replace problematic euonymus plants.

Learn all about colorful redbud trees, plus get expert tips and information for choosing, planting, growing and caring for Eastern redbuds in your home landscape.

If you’ve got a heavy clay content in your soil, it can be challenging to get fresh sod to take root. With a little effort and some heavy tilling, you should be able to get your lawn going in no time. Here’s what you need to know.

Blending natural beauty with eco-conscious design, meadowscaping is gaining ground as a sustainable alternative to traditional lawns — offering curb appeal, wildlife support and lower yard maintenance.

The right brick pattern can complement your home, speak to your personality and make a beautiful feature out of any obstacle in your path. Here, a guide to each of the main brick patterns complete with photos.

Got big elephant ears? Use them to make a garden pathway. We used large leaves such as hosta, elephant ear, sunflower or rhubarb to make these easy and inexpensive stepping stones.

Make a hillside in your yard more manageable by constructing gradual stairs from wood and gravel.

Here's a tip on preserving the colorful blooms of Christmas cacti.