An unusual scent and lush violet-blue blooms make this heat-loving plant a singular choice for your landscape

This shade-tolerant shrub, also known as mountain laurel or calico shrub, thrives in East Coast woodland gardens

Trees add beauty while benefiting the environment. Learn the right way to plant one

Crispy brown leaves are a sure sign that Jack Frost has been to your neighborhood

Watch a world of insects dine on this Midwest native, an easy bloomer that washes the garden (and your skin) in scents of cool mint

These 3 groups of plants will support masses of beneficial insects come autumn

Use it as an accent plant or mass it as a screen; this pine and spruce alternative is a hard worker in dry, cold climates

Try this drought-tolerant small evergreen for its sculptural beauty and slow-growing nature

Sunshiny flowers provide a showy drift of color in desert and prairie gardens — this native perennial is hardier than it looks

Nourish butterflies and other winged creatures with the tubular flowers of Monarda fistulosa, a pretty pink native