With so many beautiful options, choosing native plants can be an overwhelming experience, especially for novice gardeners. To help narrow the field,…

Beauty and visual interest need not be sacrificed to create a low-maintenance landscape. Sometimes a higher-maintenance item can be included; the key…

Choose healthy plants with greater growth and flowering potential. It is better to choose a smaller plant that has many basal

Perhaps someday water will become too valuable to use on ornamental spaces. Until then, irrigation can be used to your advantage in…

Nature abhors a vacuum; in your landscape, that vacuum is bare soil. When a garden is young, before the plants have had…

What exactly makes a good low-maintenance plant? For starters, it must be hardy and look good. It must also be appropriate for…

There are not many drawbacks to using native plants. The main disadvantages may be availability, if you are looking for pure native…

You might occasionally find someone who claims they like mowing grass or weeding, but I have yet to meet someone who likes…

Landscaping for a wildlife habitat should include plants ranging in size and density, from small evergreen shrubs to tall, full-grown trees. Plants…

Many horticultural varieties of native plants have been developed in recent years. However, these varieties, which are commonly sold in nurseries and…