The shrub produces berries that last from fall through winter and can be dangerous for birds to ingest. Grace Cary / Getty Images If you're a bird lover, you likely delight in watching these winged ...

Just a couple of weeks ago when Santa Claus opened the front door to the North Pole to start on his annual rounds, he unleashed a slug of unconscionably cold air, the likes of which we haven’t seen in ...

Nandina domestica’s red berries contain cyanide, which is often deadly for birds and pets. Scott Zona Courtesy of the NC Botanical Garden. Winter is often full of muted, dull colors and frigid ...

Shrubs that will keep your front yard fresh and striking all year round ...

Nandina. It's lovely but deadly. That's right; nandina berries are deadly to birds. Many of us strive to cultivate berry producers for wildlife, aiming especially for berries in three seasons. A ...

What: Nandina domestica Gulf Stream is one of the best compact shrubs for year-round foliage interest. It features a variety of leaf colors on a fairly dense, evergreen plant. New growth is bronze ...

It sometimes feels like there is so much to learn about native and invasive plants. But like any subject there are people noticing problems and sharing knowledge. Ramsay Harik, master gardener and ...

Let’s talk about a threat to our nation. The threat is silent, ongoing, happening in our own yards and parks, and threatens our wild and natural areas, both wetlands and uplands. The State of Florida ...

Near the end of July, the landscape tends to become a bit seedy looking. A good way to freshen things up is to deadhead or remove all the faded flowers from spent perennials and to give leggy annuals ...

One of the first of many commands my wife gave me after we got married was to rip up all the nandinas in front of my house. "It makes the house look abandoned," she stated. "If you don't do it, I will ...