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  • Cutleaf Stephanandra
    Design

    Tough-as-Nails Shrubs for the Midwest

    Who doesn't love buying the flashy new plant that catches everyone's eye at the nursery? Or the plant that's just outside your hardiness zone, but has always taunted you with…

  • Article

    Regional Picks: Unusual Evergreens – Mountain West

    1. ‘Cream Puff’ Deodar Cedar Name: Cedrus deodara ‘Cream Puff’ USDA Hardiness Zones: 6 to 9 Size: Up to 15 feet tall and 10 feet wide Conditions: Full sun to…

  • Varied border of trees, shrubs and perennials along a property line
    Design

    Plants for Property Lines

    We have all seen it: the line of arborvitae (Thuja occidentalis and cvs., USDA Hardiness Zones 2–7) marching down the property line, stiff as can be, their heads lopped off…

  • Video

    How to Make a Fruit Shrub

    This is not a shrub as in a bush that grows in one's garden, rather it is a beverage made from infusing fruits, herbs or even vegetables in apple cider…

  • ‘Axminster Gold’ Comfrey 
    Design

    Trade in Your Troublesome Plants

    If you’ve ever grown plants, odds are that you’ve tried a plant that you couldn’t (or shouldn’t) grow for some reason. Did your grandma grow lilacs on her farm in…

  • propagate shrubs from softwood cuttings
    How-To

    Propagate Your Shrubs From Softwood Cuttings

    With the right tools and conditions, it's easy to propagate new plants from softwood shoots

  • showy shrubs for fall
    Design

    Showy Shrubs for Fall

    Trees aren't the only plants that put on a colorful foliage display this time of year

  • Shrubs for Summer Color
    Design

    10 Shrubs for Summer Color

    These vibrant bloomers give even the showiest annuals and perennials a run for their money

  • shrubs for slopes
    Design

    Shrubs for Slopes

    Tricky inclines are no match for these fast-growing, low-maintenance plants

  • 'Royal Purple' Smoke Tree
    Plant Guide

    ‘Royal Purple’ smoketree

    Cotinus coggygria ‘Royal Purple’

    This shrub or small tree has stunning dark red-purple foliage that turns scarlet in autumn.