"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Flowering trees in your yard are truly a feast for the senses. Come spring and summer, these majestic ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Planting fast-growing shrubs is another way to bring color and fragrance to the garden. One large hardy ...

If you would like to add spring-flowering trees to your landscape, January and February are excellent months to plant them.

For as long as I can remember, I have been drawn to plants with fragrant flowers and foliage. The added bonus with growing many of these is the butterflies and hummingbirds that they will attract to ...

THE NURSERY industry is rolling out a springtime stimulus package sure to get us all shopping. This year’s theme appears to be that smaller is better and edible is best. Plant breeders are nothing if ...

There is a sensory restrain in the garden that seems to accompany the chill of winter. Colors are typically less vivid than the brilliant blooms of spring, summer and fall. And the subtle fragrances ...

Plant fragrant flowering shrubs as a family and create a wonderful memory. “My absolute favorite fragrant shrub is viburnum. The aroma is my definition of springtime,” recommended Susan Jacobson, ...

Outside my window, enchanting ribbons of deep blue and snow-white forget-me-nots thread their way through my shady borders amongst showy mounds of sunny yellow primroses, luxurious clumps of ...

Don’t you just hate ­November? Tea-time darkness, nothing pretty in the garden — where’s the joy? December’s no better, apart from Christmas, and January seems to last six weeks. Even so, winter ...