Q: What are some medium-sized groundcovers that look good in the landscape and are easy to take care of?
Blooming in fiery colours over a long period, good for wildlife, useful companion plants, and edible, you can never have ...
You don’t need to live in a sub-tropical area to grow your own fruit-bearing citrus tree. Enjoy the refreshing flavor of ...
To manipulate the habit of the bonsai, wrap copper or aluminum wire around branches after the tree has resumed growth in ...
Keep a garden journal. Consult your journal in the winter, so you can better plan for the growing season. Central/Eastern Oregon: To prevent winter damage from drying, water plants deeply every six to ...
DEAR NEIL: Shade has been increasing in my backyard as the trees have grown larger. I’ve taken out more struggling St. Augustine as I’ve expanded shrub and groundcover beds. What low and mid ...
A: Consider Lacey oak. It’s native to the Hill Country, also to far Southwest Texas. It grows 20 to 25 feet tall and 15 to 20 ...
Q: Shade has been increasing in my backyard as the trees have grown larger. I’ve taken out more struggling St. Augustine as I’ve expanded shrub and ground-cover beds. What low and mid-sized ...
Most hollies will grow in sun or part shade. And winter ... plant in this category is the dwarf form of Louisiana’s native yaupon holly. “These workhorse plants have been in the industry ...
I’m a holly fanatic, so they’re my preference for shrubs in the shade, and the best ones in your size range include dwarf yaupon, dwarf Chinese, Carissa, and dwarf Burford. Of those three ...