A summer heat wave can make for a great day at the beach or pool, but might leave your garden struggling. If you tend to have very hot summers where you live, choose heat-tolerant shrubs. They are ...

Oleander (Nerium oleander) is an evergreen shrub that makes a great specimen plant when planted in the garden but also makes a great hedge or container plant. However you decide to use this plant — ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From deep green to shades of blue and even maroon, both needled and broadleaf evergreen shrubs add year-round color and texture to ...

I have been writing about "parking lot plants" for a couple of years now. You know, those plants that can survive just about anything humankind can throw at them and still beautify our least appealing ...

Plants can start to look tired in summer when you live in the South. Foliage burns and thirsty flowers wither away. Working in the garden loses any appeal. We'd much rather be sipping lemonade while ...

According to Clemson University Extension (USA) and the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), pruning in early spring is ideal. The RHS even groups oleander with other late-flowering evergreens that need ...

Almost everyone wants color in the landscape, and flowerbeds play an important role in that. But it takes a lot of work to keep them looking nice. A lower-maintenance way to provide landscape color is ...

Oleanders (Nerium oleander) originate in the Mediterranean, and are well-suited to our dry, hot climate. They are drought-tolerant, can handle very poor soils, and have lovely flowers. So why am I so ...

Austin Pretty Limits is a compact oleander variety that grows in USDA hardiness zones 8 and higher. It has a long blooming season, producing flowers on both old and new wood. All parts of the oleander ...

From deep green to shades of blue and even maroon, both needled and broadleaf evergreen shrubs add year-round color and texture to your landscape—especially in border gardens or places where you have ...