Winter is a great time to uncover the latent potential in your garden. While many flowering and fruiting plants are taking their seasonal rest, it's not only an ideal time to plan spring growth but to ...

If you want to harvest fresh berries year after year, but you live in a region with cold winters, it's important to select a resilient variety that can withstand below-freezing temperatures.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A home with colorful landscaping in the front yard - Dolores M. Harvey/Shutterstock Berry bushes can be a perfect way to add pops ...

With Christmas just around the corner, preparations for the big day are in full swing. Just last weekend I visited my parents’ house in South Amherst and I participated in a new activity: card making.

The castor bean — which is technically a spurge, not a legume — grows as large shrubs and small trees. It contains ricin, a ...

It’s hard to dislike any fruiting shrub. They provide food for wildlife, are usually easy to care for and grow quickly. But, some nonnative species are just too tenacious, and their rapid spread can ...

Berry-bearing shrubs provide a natural, seasonal food source for garden birds, often drawing in a greater variety than feeders alone. Here are 5 of the best to plant now.