Shrubs

Shrubs and bushes act as wind breaks, privacy, and beauty in your garden. Learn which are best and how to grow them here.

Hands wearing yellow gloves holding a pot with a flowering bush, transferring it into freshly dug soil. The bush has pink blossoms with layered petals and dark green leaves.

Shrubs

Can You Plant Roses in January?

Underneath a rose’s outward beauty is a durable and hardy core, but certain conditions at planting set the best foundation for those gorgeous blooms. This includes minimizing winter extremes. Join gardening expert Katherine Rowe in when to plant roses in late winter, depending on your climate.

Clusters of pink and white tubular blossoms with green, oval-shaped leaves in the background.

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17 Best Shrubs for the Cut Flower Garden

Are you looking to plant a flowering hedge or add long-lived plants that provide beautiful blooms for arrangements? Join flower farmer Briana Yablonski to learn some of the top shrubs for your cut flower garden.

Pink double flowers with layered petals and deep green, oval-shaped leaves in a compact arrangement.

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5 Reasons Your Indoor Azalea Is Dying and How To Fix It

These beloved woody perennial shrubs bring their colorful charm indoors through florist-potted varieties. The forced blooms in vibrant shades emerge as many other plants are resting. If your indoor azalea shows signs of stress and decline, join gardening expert Katherine Rowe in exploring a few primary causes and how to restore its vigor.

A shot of flowers, leaves and stems of a winter honeysuckle

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How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Winter Honeysuckle

Honeysuckles are fragrant shrubs or vines perfect for chilly climates. Winter honeysuckle is a special type from China that grows well in North America. Give it plenty of space, airflow, and light, and it’ll fill your backyard with alluring, aromatic blossoms for decades.

Glossy, dark green leaves form a dense backdrop for vibrant, single red blooms with a golden-yellow center.

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How to Plant, Grow, and Care For ‘Yuletide’ Camellia

Camellias are a treasure when they flower in the cool season, and their attractive foliage and forms structure the landscape year-round. ‘Yuletide’ bursts with bright red blooms just in time for the holidays. Explore how to plant, grow, and care for these sasanqua camellias with gardening expert Katherine Rowe.

Close up of the globe-shaped flower clusters in soft cream and yellow tones bloom on leafless, gracefully arching branches with textured, silvery bark, making it one of the most showy winter shrubs.

Shrubs

17 Showy Shrubs That Shine in the Winter Landscape

Breathe life into the winter garden with a diverse palette of shrubs that show off in the cold season. With vibrant fruits, foliage, forms, and fragrances, they continue the display in an otherwise quiet landscape. Enjoy the multiseason interest these top performers (including natives and their cultivars) offer in winter and beyond with garden expert Katherine Rowe.

Dried brown flowers with delicate stems dusted lightly with snow, standing amidst sparse wintry branches.

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9 Ways to Ensure Your Hydrangeas Survive Winter Freezes

Hydrangeas are tough shrubs with roots that tolerate cold temperatures, but you don't want to risk losing precious growth over the winter. Gardening expert Melissa Strauss has some tips for protecting your shrubs from the cold so that they will look better than ever next spring.

The Magnolia stellata tree, a winter-flowering tree, displays delicate white, star-like flowers with numerous elongated petals, blooming in early spring before the leaves appear.

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17 Winter-Flowering Shrubs and Trees for Your Landscape

Winter doesn’t necessarily mean a garden without flowers; trees and shrubs are happy to fill the role of seasonal bloomers. Join gardening expert Katherine Rowe in exploring gems that flower in winter, adding color, fragrance, and visual interest to the frosty landscape.

A close-up shot of yellow flowers and woody stems of a deciduous shrub named winter jasmine

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How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Winter Jasmine

Winter jasmine bursts into bloom in the late winter, adding brightness to otherwise drab landscapes. So, if you want winter color, this plant is a great option! Join gardener Briana Yablonski to learn how to grow and care for this unique plant.

Pearl Glam features delicate blush bloom clusters before developing vibrant purple berries

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How to Plant, Grow, and Care For ‘Pearl Glam’ Beautyberry

Have you seen the alluring Pearl Glam® beautyberry for sale? This colorful, compact shrub has showy foliage, flowers, and fruits, making it a true rock star for your landscape. In this article, gardening expert Liessa Bowen introduces Peal Glam and everything you’ll need to know to grow your own.