This shrub is native to the woodland areas of Japan, Taiwan, and Korea. It works great as a border or privacy shrub and is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A variety of border plants in a yard - Clive Nichols/Getty Images Picking the ideal border plant can set off your property with ...

Shrubs and trees can beautify your yard. They also can create tall borders that lend privacy to your outdoors space or simply obscure eyesores. If you're planting a natural privacy screen with trees ...

Question: Is there anything I can use to keep ground bees away? I just found out I’m allergic to them last summer. Answer: The majority of native bees are solitary and ground nesting. They are docile, ...

Editor's note: All opinions, columns and letters reflect the views of the individual writer and not necessarily those of the IDS or its staffers. If you look at fields in the Ukrainian countryside, ...

Few shade trees are as distinctive in the home landscape as birch trees. Their unique bark characteristics, distinctive growth form and graceful delicate foliage are reason alone to feature one or ...

Purdue Landscape Report: Finally, spring has sprung and summer is on its way. The hot days and warm nights are welcome for us, but summer isn’t always so kind to our trees, especially in our urban ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Our recent column, “Thoughts about trees,” described the large trees in my garden, provided basic guidelines for tree care and promised a column about the ...

Small trees for landscaping can transform even the most modest landscape. “Your yard is only going to be so interesting if you’re only planting shrubs and perennials,” says Sam Niemann, founder of the ...