Backyard food and drink stations are a hot backyard upgrade, custom architects nationwide say.The big picture: Nearly a third ...

When choosing plants for your rain garden, you can include a variety of perennials, trees, and shrubs. Native plants are ...

4. Reduce run-off. Above: To provide structure in the swale, Needham and Spunberg placed moisture-loving native shrubs like fragrant summersweet (Clethra alnifolia), fruiting chokeberry or Aronia ...

Gardening enthusiasts with wet or marshy spots in their yards can rest easy — there are a variety of plants that not only ...

Hollies won't have fruit in the shade but will grow. For deciduous shrubs for the shade, consider Calycanthus (Sweet shrub), Clethra, Aronia (Chokeberry) or Spicebush. For perennials, you have ...

Fragrance makes a huge difference to the enjoyment and appreciation of our summer gardens and to our senses, says master ...