Which Trees Produce Spiky Round Balls? Here’s How to Identify Them
Only a few types of trees have spherical, prickly seed pods, and each of these spiky trees has distinctive features. Here's how to tell them apart.
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Trees, Shrubs & Vines
11 Tips for Pruning Japanese Maple Trees
Pruning Japanese maples properly accentuates the form and brilliant autumn color of these statement trees. Find out how and when to prune a Japanese maple tree to help it look its best.
How to Plant and Grow White Fringe Tree
Enjoy feathery and fragrant spring flowers by growing a white fringe tree. This guide contains planting and care tips for this elegant native tree.
Our Guide to Clematis Care for Show-Stopping Blooms
Learn about clematis care, plus find beautiful clematis varieties to grow and free garden plans for using this gorgeous vine.
25 of the Best Flowering Vines for Fences, Arbors, and Trellises
These annual and perennial flowering vines will fill vertical spaces in your landscape with color, such as a fence or wall.
11 Fast-Growing Shrubs to Fill Your Garden in No Time
Plant these fast-growing shrubs wherever you need to create quick cover, or just add color to your yard without it taking forever.
Expert Tips for Growing and Designing With Beautiful Boxwood
With our boxwood garden ideas, you'll create durable changes to your landscaping. Boxwoods, a type of evergreen, are an elegant addition to a formal garden. Learn how to care for boxwood, so that your boxwood garden thrives.
How to Plant and Grow Pomegranates
Find essential tips for growing pomegranates, including how to select the perfect variety and harvest delicious fruit.
How to Plant and Grow Serviceberry
Discover essential tips for growing serviceberry, a flowering tree with edible berries that is one of spring's first sources of nectar.
Do Deer Eat Hydrangeas? Yes, But These 7 Expert Tips Will Protect Your Plants
Deer do eat hydrangeas quite happily. Keep the creatures at bay with these proven strategies from gardening experts.
6 Surprising Benefits of Planting Trees
Learn how planting trees can transform your environment and improve your quality of life.
How to Decorate with a Live Christmas Tree to Plant Afterward
Enjoy your potted Christmas tree for the holidays. Afterward, it can add beauty to your landscape. Use these tips to make the transition.
How to Espalier Fruit Trees, Vines, and Other Greenery
Enhance an exterior surface by learning the art of espalier. Follow these steps to train a tree or shrub to grow into beautiful shapes against a wall.
How to Plant and Grow Crossvine
Add lush green foliage and stunning sunset-hued blooms to your garden structure with this easy-to-grow woody vine.
How to Plant and Grow Hops
Hops is a robust, easy-to-grow perennial vine that is an essential ingredient of beer and in the right location is an attractive ornamental.
How to Plant and Grow a Sourwood Tree
This guide to growing sourwood, anative tree that offers year-round interest, includes must-know planting, pruning, and other care tips.
21 Best Shrubs for Shade That Thrive Without Much Sun
These shrubs for shade add colorful flowers and foliage to low-light situations.
How to Plant and Grow Japanese Skimmia
This guide explains what you need to know about planting, growing, and landscaping with Japanese skimmia, a low maintenance, evergreen shrub for shade.
How to Plant and Grow Oakleaf Hydrangea
Learn all you need to know for growing oakleaf hydrangea. These easy-to-grow native plants have eye-catching fall color and long-lasting flowers.
5 Smart Tips for Protecting Shrubs from Winter Damage
Help your shrubs survive the winter with these tips on how to protect them from damage due to harsh weather and hungry critters.