Azaleas are often low maintenance yet offer striking spring blooms for the backyard, which is in part what makes them so popular. Once they are established azaleas do not need much aftercare. They ...

Like most gardeners, I’m all about growing flowering annuals in hanging baskets and decorative pots. In recent years, however, I’ve grown increasingly fond of container gardening with colorful shrubs.

Dress up your porch or patio with gorgeous evergreen shrubs perfect for winter containers. The key to fabulous winter containers is evergreen foliage, but evergreen doesn't have to mean just green.

One in an occasional series of guides on growing popular plants. Other guides include lenten rose, peony, redbud, elephant ear, coleus, lantana, coneflower, savory calamint and rudbeckia. The azalea ...

Even the most beautifully planned garden can benefit from a few well-placed container plants. Pots and planters add flexibility, personality, and instant impact—no digging required. Containers make it ...

Harsh winter weather can damage azaleas. Learn the signs of winter damage on azaleas and how to help them recover for spring blooms.

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 ...

Even if you’ve got a beautifully designed garden, there are plenty of reasons to add plants in containers to your home. You can decorate a front porch or backyard patio with boxes or pots of flowers.

The Southern Indica azaleas have been absolutely spectacular the past couple of weeks. You simply can’t help but notice spring is here with these azaleas blooming. They’re big, brilliant and bold ...