If you want bright color year-round, but you're tired of the standard evergreen options available, you'll want to check out ...

When customers ask for a recommendation on a small, tough and beautiful evergreen shrub, my mind often turns to Hebes. One of my favorites is Hebe speciosa, which has more than earned the nickname ...

Evergreen shrubs can provide a lush display year-round, but if you pair them with these beneficial plants, they'll likely be ...

Autumn colors are spectacular, but as those gorgeous leaves drop, the mountain landscape can suddenly feel bare and exposed.

The Tea Family (Theaceae) includes several hundred species, mostly evergreen shrubs and small trees including camellias. I ...

Thinning is the practice of pruning individual stems to create a more open, billowy plant and allow light to reach the interior. Kenneth Silver Observer file photo Some of you have been eyeing your ...

Shrubs offer so much to winter gardens. Take mahonia, whose long racemes of bright yellow, pollinator-friendly flowers start ...

Barberry, Mexican orange blossom and Australian fuchsia are among the non-native plants the Sonoma County Master Gardeners consider Superstars for North Bay gardens. Question: My garden has a number ...

Cutting back certain evergreens in the fall can exposure their limbs to winter damage or cut off their buds, preventing a ...