Keeping your garden private isn’t just about blocking out the view of prying neighbours – it is about creating a ...

July is a great month for blossoms − on trees, shrubs and perennials. Here are a few of Henry Homeyer's favorite July plants.

In the midst of spring, hawthorn is the birth month tree to take center stage. In the Celtic Tree Calendar, hawthorns ...

Learn how to keep deer out of your garden with deer-resistant plants and effective fencing solutions for lasting protection.

For plants, nearby masonry is a source of stress, especially if they aren’t getting enough water. Plants can only cool ...

Washington poet Eric Ode often finds ideas while out walking. Here he shares a poem inspired by the prickly (or not) holly bushes he often passes.

Yerba mate contains caffeine and other ingredients that can boost physical performance, according to sports nutritionists.

Two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Fame recipient, Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee, Stephen Stills, has become the latest ...

Good fences make good neighbors.” The narrator of the famous Robert Frost poem “Mending Wall” wonders why his neighbor favors ...

Blackbirds feed on slugs uncovered beneath dead leaves, while robins, starlings and wrens hunt for grubs and worms in lawns and soil. Berry-bearing shrubs and trees – including female holly, ivy ...

Deer browsing is easy to spot by the distinct height at which plants are defoliated, right up to where the deer can reach. Trees and shrubs can end up looking like palm trees or lollipops, with all ...

It’s psychological.” Michael Cafiero, a landscape designer in Brooklyn, says arborvitae is his go-to privacy hedge. “They’re quick-growing native trees, very dense evergreens, and they kind of create ...