This guide provides expert insight and a list of recommended plant options for rain gardens. Plus, tips for how to create a ...

Summersweet and buttonbush are two native shrubs that do a great job of feeding a variety of insects. Was it tolerant of harsh conditions, such as dry shade? Mahonia and nandina (both relatives of ...

This is the time of year Flowering Shrubs are bursting with color and transforming landscapes. AJ Petitti, President of ...

If you don't want the tall growth of many flowering shrubs, there are also ground cover varieties; This Old House suggests dwarf summersweet in particular. Plant shrubs with gaps between as they will ...

Lilacs are a classic garden shrub that you can smell from yards away. Summersweet, or Clethra alnifolia, as its name says, is wonderfully fragrant, as are quince and some rhododendrons ...

French lilac-- white, pink, blue and purple; 8 feet to 10 feet; sweet spring aroma. Summersweet -- clethera species, white or pink, 4 feet tall, sweet summer aroma. Sweetbay magnolia -- white, 10 feet ...

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The following is a listing of all home transfers in Atlantic County reported from May 20 to May 26. There were 58 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the ...

A NATURE fan has shown off her parents’ flourishing flowers on their chain link fence. The crop unexpectedly attracted ...

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Gardening enthusiasts with wet or marshy spots in their yards can rest easy — there are a variety of plants that not only ...

If you do a little searching, you’ll discover many more garden jewels that have a delightful summer scent, like fragrant hostas, perfumed roses, clethra (summersweet) and summer blooming Jasminum ...