After 20 years of growth, some of the ever-widening, 40-foot-tall Leyland cypress trees running along my backyard property line are blocking the walkway.

Add year-round charm to your garden with the most versatile members of the plant kingdom Whether you are creating a brand new ...

LAGRANGE — A few years ago, we started seeing lilac plants in the area showing signs of decline. By August or September, the plants were often nearly barren of lower leaves. Each year, the plants grew ...

When trees and plants suffer from blights or pests, or are stressed by droughts, floods or other phenomena, they sometimes ...

Pruning is such a big part of fall cleanup that it may come as a surprise to hear me insist you put the clippers down for a ...

The University of Minnesota writes “Pruning in fall or early winter may cause drying out and dieback at the pruning sites.” ...

Lilac bushes are classic spring flowering shrubs. From April, large conical panicles of fragrant blooms are a common sight in ...

Low-maintenance flowering bushes help elevate any tired landscape. Sometimes the most beautiful plants are also the ones ...

Lilac flowers are fragrant and fancy, the perfect flower for spring. Find out how to plant and care for them here.

It’s the only time of the year you can plant bulbs that will flower in fall, winter, spring and summer and what a wonderful opportunity to plan a repeat garden performance for each season, which will ...