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The colder months are generally a quieter time in our backyards, with glorious summer blooms and vibrant fall leaves long gone. However, there are some beautiful flowering shrubs that lift the spirits ...

Flowering shrubs and small flowering trees serve important roles in the landscape. Not only do they bring color and aesthetic value to homes and gardens, but they also enhance soil stability, improve ...

Transform your dry landscape into a thriving oasis. Drought-tolerant shrubs, such as brittlebush, jojoba, or ninebark, bring ...

Discover fall-flowering shrubs like seven-son flower, bush clover, and native witch-hazel to extend garden color, attract ...

Whether you're growing shrubs for privacy, to add height to a garden space, to cover or hide an unsightly structure, or simply for the heck of it, a flowering shrub can be an easy way to get the best ...

Yew hedges or topiary can stay neat with just one trim per year, and October represents the end of the window to do this. Regular trimming results in dense growth – perfect for hedges or topiary – and ...

Deciduous shrubs – those that lose their leaves each winter – are always sending up new stems at or near ground level. This makes them forgiving plants to prune. New growth, wherever needed, can ...

I am always amazed at the incredible diversity of shrubs on show in the typical Northwest neighborhood. There are so many varieties that none of us can plant every shrub available, although I know a ...

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