Flowering shrubs are the secret weapon here. They show up reliably, deliver stunning displays, and keep working year after ...

Master gardener Sally Scalera shares the dirt on which fragrant plants are native, important because they attract and support our native insects.

The tree gets small green-yellow flowers in spring, red-yellow fall foliage, and females get tiny black fruits in fall. Sun to part shade. Here's what black gum 'Wildfire' looks like in its fall ...

It is a deciduous, multi-trunked shrub or small tree with a long life span, growing 2 to 3 feet per year and reaching to 6 to 20 feet over time. Magenta flowers appear in February to April before ...

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Desert zinnia (Zinnia acerosa): This native mini-shrub grows about 6-10 inches tall by a foot wide. It has whitish to creamy yellow flowers. It is well suited to sunny areas, and is hardy to about ...

Dwarf varieties of dark-leaved trees and shrubs are small wonders Originally published August 30, 2017 at 7:00 am Breeders are developing new plants that create big, beautiful contrast, and take ...