Growth habit: A rounded, dense evergreen shrub growing to 5 feet tall and 4 feet wide. The leaves are dark green to 1 inch long and a half-inch wide. Light: Plant in full sun to light shade. Water ...

There has been lots of discussion about the damage to plants from the Valentine’s Week Freeze. Among the plants subjected to the most damage were xylosma, oleander, boxwood, Japanese plum (loquat), ...

Growth habit: An evergreen rounded shrub growing to 4 feet tall and wide. The leaves are medium green and oblong in shape, growing to an inch long and one-third as wide. Light: Plant in full-sun to ...

Walter’s viburnum (V. obovatum) is a terrific native shrub that displays abundant clusters of white blossoms in spring and small, black or red, bird-pleasing fruit in summer and autumn. But Walter’s ...

A new shrink-sized viburnum, a pink-blooming compact vitex, and even more interesting new hydrangeas are coming soon to a nursery near you. Today we finish our annual four-part series on best new ...

Happy Holidays. If you're planning to purchase new plants to celebrate the arrival of 2012, there's a good chance your eye will be drawn to dwarf types. These petite plants appeal to avid gardeners ...

Shrubs planted around a house foundation serve several functions in the landscape. Not only do they cover the slab or concrete block foundation, the plants also soften the sharp edge between the lawn ...

The LSU AgCenter has a new Louisiana Super Plant for this fall. “Mrs. Schiller’s Delight will bring excitement to native plant enthusiasts and home gardeners in Baton Rouge,” says LSU AgCenter ...