BEDDES: “It's actually time to prune apples and pears, especially with the warmer weather. The reason you prune apples and pears now and not in another ...

A butterfly bush isn't just a pretty shrub for your yard, it can also help attract pollinators, like butterflies.

This Pennsylvania botanical garden features an indoor butterfly atrium filled with tropical plants and fluttering butterflies ...

A boxwood alternative that blooms, a willow with silvery foliage, and another slew of new-twist hydrangeas are among the most interesting trees and shrubs debuting in the 2026 growing season.

Diversifying your garden doesn't just make it more beautiful, it can make it healthier too. But you don't want to introduce ...

Proper pruning enhances the beauty of almost any landscape tree or shrub, while improper pruning can greatly reduce or ruin its landscape potential.

Instead of ivy, opt for native groundcover plants like wild strawberry (fragaria virginiana), Virginia creeper ...

Timing the pruning of your plants right is vital to their health. These are the flowering vines and lush bushes you should be cutting back in February.

Not every plant with a stunning reputation deserves a prime spot in your garden. Some plants come with significant drawbacks, ...

While the sites protected from annual flailing have seen a 50% increase in eggs this winter, another group of fields nearby ...

Every winter, a marvelous spectacle occurs as hundreds of thousands of butterflies travel south across Taiwan in one of the world’s most rare migrations.

And one of my favorite shrubs that is a cinch to grow and prune is the butterfly bush, Buddleja spp. In this video I demonstrate how to prune your butterfly bush back quite hard so that your plants ...