"Half my yard is [this]." Homeowner stunned after making alarming discovery hidden in plain sight: 'I wasn't aware ... until ...

I got mail after a recent column on the problems of shearing large shrubs to force them into small spaces. Some folks e-mailed thanks for reminding readers to select the right plant for the right ...

Super-smelly callery pear trees and prickly Japanese barberry shrubs have been targeted for new regulations by state ...

I have been wanting to plant an ash tree in my yard, but heard this is a bad idea. Should I find a different tree, possibly one native to Missouri? I am looking for something that is fast growing and ...

Late fall is an ideal time to prune many trees and shrubs because their branch structure is visible after the leaves have ...

A: Good deciduous shrubs that grow in full shade and also flower include: Carolina allspice (Calycanthus floridus), summersweet (Clethra alnifolia), fothergilla (Fothergilla gardenii), Virginia ...

The new bed of shrubs already supporting other wildlife: more bees, a steady stream of butterflies, and on one particularly remarkable day so many monarchs that the entire patch shimmered.

Japanese maple trees are known for their stunning autumn foliage, but gardeners need to protect them through winter to keep ...

A cool start with some flashes of extreme heat with consistent rain — the summer of 2019 has been a little off-kilter, which has been affecting the insects of Iowa, in turn. Two types of insects, ...

ALTS Design Office’s naturally lit Kofunaki House has two levels. The furniture, stairs and some of the home’s floors are entirely made from light wood. On the ground level, some parts of the concrete ...

Visitors would be forgiven for thinking they've entered Medusa's lair. Hundred of lifelike figures stare straight forwards, some dressed in suits and others imitating Buddhist deities. But the ...