Old fashioned Loropetalums grow to gargantuan sizes, swallowing everything in their path, but not Purple Pixie® Dwarf Weeping Loropetalum. This compact variety hugs the ground, spreading its flowing ...

Horticulturist Michael Dirr, author of  “Dirr’s Hardy Trees and Shrubs,” calls the hues “shades of fluorescent pink and rose-red to grape-juice purple-red.” ...

Mexican sage (Salvia leucantha) leads the purple parade each fall. This robust perennial will persist in the garden for up to ...

Nothing is more enthralling than sitting and watching colorful hummingbirds zooming around your garden in search of delectable nectar that helps to fuel their busy flight. While many people add ...

To add fall foliage to your landscape, plant dwarf fothergilla ( Fothergilla gardenii) in a sunny location with moist, acidic ...

If you still have any warm-season annuals in your garden beds, they’re probably on their last legs and not looking so great.

As leaves mature, they take on the sea green color of the ordinary, non-variegated versions of these species. Moving on to ...

Question. A shrub that opens purple and white blooms is growing in several local landscapes. What is the name, and is it cold hardy? Answer. Some might call this a magical shrub as the flowers open ...

Here’s what to plant when cooler weather arrives in your area. In the Southeast, the toughest growing season for plants is summer. “Fall planting is ideal in warm to hot climates because it provides ...

NORTH TEXAS (CBSNewsTexas.com) – Shrubs are foundation of many landscape designs. They serve as the boundary markers, backgrounds, and foundations of a well laid out garden. They are supposed to be ...