close up of a lilac bush

Trees, Shrubs & Vines

The best, most beautiful gardens are those that are dynamic in all four seasons, not just spring and summer. Including foundation trees and shrubs as well as blooming vines is the key to achieving yearlong interest. These versatile plants will add shade, structural interest, and colorful foliage to your landscape.
deadheading hydrangea
Should You Be Deadheading Hydrangeas? Here's What an Expert Recommends
blooming gardenias
5 Tips for Using Gardenia Fertilizer Correctly to Maximize Those Fragrant Flowers
white blossoms on plumeria tree
How to Plant and Grow a Plumeria Tree
Hydrangea cuttings
How to Propagate Hydrangeas with 3 Easy Techniques
garden with various topiary trees and shrubs
11 Best Topiary Trees and Shrubs for Your Garden
tree stump in grass
5 Solutions for How to Remove a Tree Stump from Your Yard Safely
outdoor shot of saw cutting a palm tree
9 Expert Palm Tree Trimming Tips to Keep Your Fronds Looking Fresh
crape myrtle
6 Must-Know Tips for Pruning Crape Myrtle Trees Correctly
Bonsai ficus tree
7 Easy-to-Grow Bonsai Tree Types Perfect for Beginners
bush honeysuckle plant with yellow flowers
How to Plant and Grow Bush Honeysuckle
blue cluster of endless summer hydrangea
9 Stunning Blue Hydrangeas for Your Garden
Yew tree branches
11 Boxwood Alternatives to Add Evergreen Elegance to Your Landscape
Clematis ‘General Sikorski’
How to Propagate Clematis from Cuttings and Layering
close up of florida anise flowers
How to Plant and Grow Florida Anise
Lily Magnolia
10 Stunning Types of Magnolia Trees and Shrubs for Your Landscape
rockspray cotoneaster branches with red berries
21 Best Drought-Tolerant Shrubs to Boost Your Garden's Resilience
pruner pruning a lilac branch
How and When to Prune Lilacs to Get Tons of Flowers
Forsythia bush in bloom
How and When to Prune Forsythia So You Don't Ruin the Flowers
Taxus Media Dark Green Spreader
21 Best Types of Evergreen Shrubs to Grow for Year-Round Color
Clematis blossoms with shears
How and When to Prune Clematis Vines to Get the Most Flowers
Paper birch tree with yellow leaves
7 of the Worst Trees to Plant in Your Yard (and What to Plant Instead)
Rose of Sharon
How and When to Prune Rose of Sharon
PJM Rhododendron
How and When to Prune Rhododendrons
white native azaleas
How to Prune Azaleas for Healthy Plants and More Flowers
flame Azalea before blooming
How to Plant and Grow Flame Azaleas
Indian Grass
How to Plant and Grow Indian Grass
Quaking aspen poplar tree
How to Plant and Grow Poplar Trees
Lady palm
How to Plant and Grow Lady Palm
Carpenteria californica
How to Plant and Grow Bush Anemone
Dwarf Korean lilac with light pink flowers
19 Easy-Care Shrubs to Use as Hedge Plants for Outdoor Privacy
harvesting persimmons
When are Persimmons Ripe? Here’s How to Harvest the Sweetest Fruit
Meyer Lemon tree growing in California
How to Plant and Grow a Meyer Lemon Tree
pears growing in trees with a blue sky in the background
The Best Types of Pear Trees to Grow for Your Climate
Mandevilla Vine On Porch
How to Plant and Grow Mandevilla
weigela blooms with green and yellow leaves
How to Plant and Grow Weigela
Camellia japonica 'Lila Naff'
How to Plant and Grow Camellia
white Spirea Spiraea
How to Plant and Grow Spirea
golden common juniper
How to Plant and Grow Juniper
pink flowers, barn door, white rocking chair
How to Plant and Grow Bougainvillea
Chardonnay Pearls deutzia
How to Plant and Grow Deutzia
Ninebark Physocarpus
How to Plant and Grow Ninebark
close up of white jasmine flowers
How to Plant and Grow Jasmine
Doublefile Viburnum
How to Plant and Grow Viburnum Bush
Purple Clematis Eloile Viole Tte
Our Guide to Clematis Care for Show-Stopping Blooms
sago palm cycas revoluta
How to Plant and Grow Sago Palm
blue bonnet hydrangea blooms
Hydrangea
Lathyrus latifolius 'Pink Pearl' sweetpea
How to Plant and Grow Sweet Pea
Bignonia capreolata 'Tangerine Beauty', crossvine
How to Plant and Grow Crossvine
close up of paperbush edgeworthia chrysantha flowers
How to Plant and Grow Paperbush
Diabolo Ninebark
22 Colorful Shrubs That Flaunt Gorgeous Foliage for Months
bird sitting on berry tree branch in fall next to bird feeder
19 Berry-Producing Plants That Will Attract Birds to Your Yard
Lilac Shrubs
How to Plant and Grow Lilac
pruning boxwood evergreen tree
How to Prune 12 Common Types of Evergreen Shrubs and Trees
Privet flowers
How to Plant and Grow Privet
Arborvitae in a row
How to Plant and Grow Arborvitae
Morning Glory
How to Plant and Grow Morning Glory
japanese kerria shrub with yellow blooms
How to Plant and Grow Kerria
Hebe shrub on pathway
How to Plant and Grow Hebe
'Golden Shadows' Pagoda Dogwood
How to Plant and Grow Dogwood Shrub
leaf and berries of ilex opaca
How to Plant and Grow Holly
caryopteris flowers
How to Plant and Grow Bluebeard Plants
Boston Ivy Parthenocissus
How to Plant and Grow Boston Ivy
Pieris japonica 'Christmas Cheer'
How to Plant and Grow Lily-of-the-Valley Shrub