Today's homeowners are gardening in smaller plots than their predecessors and finding it more difficult and expensive to care for massive shrub plantings that quickly outgrow their allotted space.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lana2011 / Getty Images Tall trees and shrubs can overshadow single story homes and make small yards feel crowded and overwhelming ...

Bare spots in your flower beds are an eyesore, so these neat and fast-growing shrubs may help fill in those bald areas and ...

IF YOU’VE EVER been surprised when a supposedly dwarf shrub outgrows its intended footprint in the garden, you’re not alone. Compact burning bush (Euonymus alatus ‘Compactus’), with growth to 8 to 10 ...

Garden centers typically display plants by their types – trees, shrubs, perennials, vegetables, and so on. Gardeners, on the other hand, aren’t always looking for particular plants or plant types.

Shrubs serve many functions in the landscape. They provide the transition between shade trees and the lawn or other ground covers, and they provide the same transition between the house and lawn.

You're missing out if you don't have shrubs around your home. Shrubs can add color, fragrance, and even protection from unwanted attention. Shrubs can create interesting patterns and designs that ...

When you purchase a home within a homeowners association (HOA), the authority over your landscape doesn’t rest solely with you. Oftentimes an HOA, an entity formed of a neighborhood such as a ...

At the LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens at Burden in Baton Rouge, senior landscape manager Jason Stagg and his colleagues have been busy lately with an expansive, exciting project: planning, and planting, ...

During the past several weeks we have enjoyed the colorful show created by all the spring flowering shrubs. Everyone enjoys these spring blooms because they truly lift our spirits, delivering spring ...

Tall trees and shrubs can overshadow single story homes and make small yards feel crowded and overwhelming. However, there are plenty of small or dwarf plants that have all the beauty of their taller ...