Want to spend more time enjoying your garden and less time maintaining it? Discover low-maintenance shrubs and perennials ...

Creating a Zen garden is a wonderful way to cultivate a peaceful and serene space in your backyard. Japanese gardens are ...

Have a garden that gets full sun? This guide covers sun-loving plants and flowers that thrive in direct sunlight, perfect for any sunny lawn or garden.

Japanese Acers, also known as Maples, can be fussy with what you feed them and where you plant them to make a lovely red ...

Ornamental cherries, acers and rhododendrons are all classic plants for Japanese gardens, adding height, structure and seasonal interest with colorful foliage or flowers.

The best plants to put around a pool are those with low maintenance needs, that doesn’t make a mess and can withstand intense sun exposure and radiating heat.

The following low-maintenance plants do best in full sun and make great options for areas of your garden that get an excess of direct light.

Q: What is the best way to control Japanese beetles? They seem to be eating the leaves of many different plants around my yard this year.

The cells driving the tissue are a plant-animal hybrid that can gain energy from sunlight in the same way that plants do, the researchers explain in the study.

For most plants, controlling the beetles isn't necessary because, in most cases, plants can tolerate the beetles snacking on them.

Japanese magnolias are completing their bloom and flushing out new, light green foliage. These beautiful trees are some of the first plants to signify that spring is just around the corner. With ...