Beech hedging, for example, dislikes a heavy clay soil, which is also often naturally inclined to winter wet, as does yew, box, lavender, teucrium, photinia and the shrubby rugosa rose.

Fall is an ideal time for planting flowering perennials, and we could write a long list of reasons why you should think about adding some to your garden. First, perennials don’t have to be ...

Flowering ground covers are the most useful tools in landscape design. They’re low-maintenance, drought-tolerant, and multi-functional, and they bring eye-popping curb appeal when in bloom. Do you ...

Photo Credit: Zeynel Cebeci / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 Also known as trumpet honeysuckle, this flowering vine can climb up trellises, pergolas, fences, walls, or any other surface in your ...

There are numerous clematis species, hybrids and cultivars, but for pruning purposes they are split into three distinct pruning groups based on the time of flowering and the age of the flowering wood.

Rambling roses can be pruned in summer, as soon as they have finished flowering, however sometimes it's easier to wait until autumn or winter, so you can see what you're doing more clearly, once the ...

Rosemary (Salvia rosmarinus) is an evergreen shrub with aromatic leaves and small mauve, blue, pink or white flowers. It likes a warm, sunny location with light, free-draining soil, and is also happy ...