These trees and shrubs provide food for wildlife while adding some welcome color to the winter landscape.
When winter arrives, it can feel like your garden loses its spark. Bare branches and gray skies make it tough to enjoy your outdoor space. You do not have to give up on having a lively yard just ...
Outsmart hungry deer with this stunning plant collection. Discover gorgeous shrubs that resist deer browsing. Learn how to use these deer resistant plants to add color and texture to the garden.
Do you like looking out on your dead, drab garden all winter? We didn’t think so. If you don’t want to stare at crispy leaves and a bunch of brown sticks in your landscape, plant for winter interest.
Early spring in the Northwest perhaps can best be described in one colorful word: gray. OK, maybe not that colorful after all. But there are ways to add other, more vibrant colors to gardens from ...
When August comes around, the heat of summer is still with us. However, fall isn't far around the corner, bringing the promise of cooler months. While the prospect of cooler temperatures may be a ...
These beautiful plants will fill your garden with feel-good vibes.
There are many kinds of flowers still producing vibrant color in the garden even though it’s late October. One of these is the obedient plant, sometimes called false dragonhead, Physostigia viginiana, ...
Serome Hamlin shares tips for selecting and planting native plants in existing garden beds. Featured on VHG episode 2408; October 2024. Virginia Home Grown is available to stream on pbs.org and the ...
Question: I am looking for some good summer color. What would you pick to add to a flower bed? Answer: While many colorful plants are available for summer, two that seem to survive the best and into ...
When we think about vegetable gardens, we don’t usually think about interplanting flowers and herbs with our vegetables. In recent years, the internet has exploded with information and misinformation ...