A plant could be dormant or ready for the compost heap, but there are signs which should steer gardeners in the right ...

Small evergreen shrubs make your yard look great in every season. Dwarf evergreens also provide benefits for birds and ...

Whether you want to turn your backyard into a space for retreat, relaxation or recreation, here are some upgrades you can ...

Plants also tend to be less stressed during ... If you’re looking for a reliable, adaptable evergreen, you’ll find an arborvitae, or thuja, variety that works in your garden space.

FORKING out for a new fence to give your garden some privacy can be a pretty expensive cost. But what if you could achieve ...

As the backbone of any garden, it is essential to keep shrubs in good condition through regular pruning. This will improve a plant's shape, as well as encourage flowers and fruits. Shrubs create ...

The best evergreen shrubs lend structure to the bones of a garden, particularly in winter, because they retain their foliage all year round. Mature specimens offer privacy and sound barriers while ...

Use a bold shrub to in a container, to bring structure and scale to a small courtyard or patio area. Many flowering and foliage shrubs including hollies, Japanese maples and camellias will thrive ...

No matter what color your thumb, you likely already know that all plants need water to reach their full potential—after all, that basic knowledge goes back to introductory middle-school science ...

What is a native plant? Native plants are indigenous to a particular region and provide an essential foundation to support wildlife habitats for native insects and birds. Well-adapted to the local ...

Oct. 3, 2024 — Pockets of microbes have been found living within a sealed fracture in 2-billion-year-old rock. The rock was excavated from the Bushveld Igneous Complex in South Africa, an area ...

Senior Editor: Jun Lyu, PhD, Springer Nature, China. Before joining Nature Plants in 2014, Jun received his PhD from the Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, where he studied ...