Landscaping is a crucial element of curb appeal, providing an attractive variety of colors, textures, and natural beauty.

Plant Select has three small deciduous trees suitable for tough sites, plus three conifers that are great at altitude and also squeeze into tight spaces. Because these plants are available through ...

Cotoneasters (Cotoneaster spp.) are hardy, fire-resistant shrubs characterized by their thick, moisture-retaining leaves and ...

Not all trees need to be large in order to make a statement. Small trees – which are officially known as “dwarf trees” in garden parlance and don’t grow above 30 feet– can liven up a front yard with ...

We think about shade trees a lot but don't always consider the importance of small trees for a landscape. Small trees provide the connection between shrubs and large trees, which is important for ...

Every neighborhood needs some trees, and every front yard, garden or landscape benefits a tree or two. Trees take in carbon dioxide and provide us with oxygen, cleaning and freshening the air around ...

Rebecca Brill is a writer whose essays have appeared in The Paris Review Daily, VICE, Literary Hub, and elsewhere. She runs the Susan Sontag's Diary and the Sylvia Plath's Food Diary accounts on ...

The benefits of trees are boundless. Whether it is the calming aesthetics of a tree-lined path or street, the cooling shade of a looming oak on a summer day, or the joy of watching wildlife shelter ...

From stately southern magnolias to petite star magnolias, there is a type of magnolia tree or shrub for everyone. photohampster / Getty Images With so many spectacular types of magnolia trees and ...

We have reached the point in summer when many of the plants in our landscape are at their best. Lots of green growth, bright flowers, and every type of insect and bird can be seen outside in your ...

John Winkler emailed me in search of seven desert trees. These trees are suitable for landscaping throughout Southern California and are noteworthy, in addition to their low water requirement, for ...