Emma Fell, head of horticulture at Hillier, recommends Photinia fraseri “Red Robin” for our list of fast-growing shrubs.

The trellis poles came from my distracted pruning of arborvitae last week ... plant fragrant summer-blooming shrubs nearby, like mock orange (Philadelphus lewisii) or the annual flowering tobacco ...

Using my experience as a professional gardener, I reveal why each may benefit from trimming and give some tips so you avoid making pruning mistakes and your plants stay healthy to perform at their ...

Finally, if you do get a little overzealous or prune something that shouldn’t be pruned, don’t be too hard on yourself. Part of the joy (and challenge) of gardening is making mistakes and learning ...

Orange County is not a passive community. It is filled with hard-working families who are making major efforts to build a better life. But it is hard, much harder than it should be. Resident alert!

You know, they really worked hard. I just remember them being young sophomores who really just got their first taste of varsity. A lot of them didn’t play JV, it’s just incredible.” ...

You may also see choisya listed under the name “Mexican Orange.” For another traditional ... so it is important to hard prune each year. However, yew grows slowly so gardeners won’t need ...