The colder months are generally a quieter time in our backyards, with glorious summer blooms and vibrant fall leaves long gone. However, there are some beautiful flowering shrubs that lift the spirits ...

Every gardener adores when their yard is bursting with color from all their lovely blooms. The pinks, bright reds, blues, and yellows bring joy to all who lay eyes on them. But then, it seems like out ...

In November, not much shines brighter in a garden than fall-flowering cassia. The large, semi-evergreen shrubs are smothered in bright-yellow, pea-shaped blooms. Planted in front yards, they can stop ...

Another plant that creates a similar look in the landscape and is known for its late summer and fall flowering a plant called golden bells or esperanza (Tecoma stans). It produces large clusters of ...

American witch-hazel, also called common witch-hazel, is a native plant in our area that surprises us by blooming in late fall into December. Yellow witch-hazel flowers are often spotted out in the ...

Ask a gardener about their favorite flowering shrubs, and they might mention rhododendron, forsythia, azalea, lilac, magnolia, roses, or viburnum. These are all great shrubs, beautiful when in bloom.

Fall is in the air, and unlike much of the country, our primary fall colors are orange and yellow. We miss out on the brilliant reds and purples that areas to the north enjoy. To compliment our golden ...

Today, you meet the nice native yellow crownbeard and the not-so-nice non-native Japanese stilt grass. You also meet the beneficial soldier beetle. Information on these species is courtesy of Helen ...