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 ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Shady spots in a garden or yard can be a real pain. While the sunny areas may be bursting with ...

All parts of these plants are toxic if ingested. Why we love it: With a selection of hellebore plants for dry shade, you can ...

Smart gardeners learn to think small. They do their homework, and they plant varieties that don’t grow any larger than the ...

Some homeowners have been blessed with an abundance of beautiful, mature trees in the landscape. This means there also is an abundance of shade, which poses some challenges when choosing plants to ...

Container gardening makes growing your favorite plants easier, allowing you to move them around and manage their size. Begin ...

It used to be that everything came in “supersize” — from extra-large boxes of cereal to cars the size of whales to homes on half-acre lots, and more. Today, of course, it seems like everything is ...

What makes a landscape high maintenance? The saying “right plant, right place” is the grown-up version of the matching game. Does the plant match the site’s light, soil, water and space requirements?

Local plant nurseries are busiest during spring, but it’s often not until summer sets in that DIY landscapers can truly take stock of what’s working or not in their own backyards. Whether you’re ...

Not everybody enjoys getting dirty in the yard – the planting, trimming, groundhog-chasing and all of the other fresh-air activities that make gardening so, well, entertaining. Yet if you have a yard, ...

With the extensive damage to so many of our woody landscape plants, perennials are doing a great job this year of adding some color and depth to our landscapes. Very few perennials were damaged by the ...

A Google search reveals a definition for shade as “comparative darkness and coolness caused by shelter from direct sunlight”. In hot West Texas our definition is “shade is a beautiful thing.” ...