Looking to block out those nosy neighbors or conceal unsightly views in your yard? The trick is to use your flora and fauna to your advantage, creating a privacy bush, or 'green wall' in your yard.

The end of the summer and early fall can be a very special time for a certain heirloom shrub, the Confederate rose (Hibiscus mutabilis). The charming flowers are quite unique in that some varieties ...

Our exceptionally long growing season means we typically cut repeat-flowering roses back twice a year. The first pruning is done anytime from late January to mid-February, and the second in late ...

It’s time to prune back repeat-flowering roses. Pruning roses makes the bushes shapelier and more attractive and stimulates vigorous growth that produces lots of flowers. It doesn’t have to be ...

End of winter is the best time of year to prune shrubs that flower later in the growing season, i.e. from mid-June and after. The reason is that later-flowering shrubs bloom on “new wood.” This means ...

A rose bush brimming with fragrant blooms is a summer sight to behold, and a rewarding one for gardeners who have pruned and prepared through winter. But once that first flush fades in June or early ...

Late January to early February is a crucial time for roses, and if you want them to thieve in spring, then now is the time to ...

Kick rose season off as soon as possible by growing the beautiful early-flowering forms, many of which benefit wildlife ...

June. Strawberries, The Championships, light nights and roses. No matter how well your roses are claimed to be repeat flowering they will never bloom as well as they do in June. With of course, as we ...

Because of our exceptionally long growing season, we typically cut roses back twice a year in Louisiana. The first pruning is done now in late January to early February, and the second pruning is done ...