Shrubs

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

Large yellow Paeonia 'Bartzella' flowers with ruffled petals and deep red flares at the center.

Shrubs

9 Best Peonies That Will Grow in the Shade

Many peonies soak up the sun to power their voluminous blooms, but they also enjoy a bit of afternoon shade protection in warm climates with intense sun. Some selections prefer even more shade. Garden expert Katherine Rowe explores peonies that grow in the shade to bring the beloved blooms to our canopy edges.

Close-up of an early-blooming peony in bloom, featuring soft coral-pink petals with a light yellow center creating a vibrant, layered bloom, surrounded by dark green, finely divided leaves.

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11 Early-Blooming Peonies for Your Spring Garden

Early-blooming peonies bring us our fix of full petals and sweet fragrance before other varieties emerge. In a range of tones from soft to bold, the petaled bowls are irresistible. Even the single blooms are petal-packed, and with open centers, they welcome pollinators as a pollen and nectar source. Garden expert Katherine Rowe explores top-performing, early-blooming peonies to herald warm weather.

Close-up of blooming itoh peonies featuring large, multi-petaled blooms in delicate pink-peach shades, surrounded by glossy, deeply divided dark green leaves.

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How to Plant, Grow, and Care For Itoh Peonies

Itoh peonies are a hybrid between two top-performing species with drop-dead gorgeous blooms. They bring the best of common garden and tree peonies with fully-petaled globes on strong stems. Versatile across garden scales and growing zones, Itoh peonies are a special addition. Gardening expert Katherine Rowe explores the easy elegance of Itoh peonies and their exceptional landscape rewards.

Resilient shrubs thriving in zone 1 and 2, featuring red-tinged branches, cool-toned foliage, and open pink blooms with vibrant yellow centers.

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11 Recommended Shrubs for Zone 1 and 2 Gardens

USDA zones 1 and 2 represent the coldest climates with the lowest temperatures. Yet, there are plant communities that thrive with adaptations to withstand frigid winters. From evergreens to deciduous shrubs, including those that flower and fruit, we’ve got rugged, ornamental options. Garden expert Katherine Rowe explores shrubs to try in zone 1 and 2 gardens for durable landscape performance with multi-season appeal.

Removing winter rose protection, close-up of a bush with vertical trimmed bare stems covered in sharp thorns, surrounded by vertical iron supports covered with white frost fabric.

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When and How to Remove Winter Protection From Your Roses

It's time to get those roses growing and blooming again, but first, we need to peel away those protections that kept them safe in the cold weather. Gardening expert Melissa Strauss talks about caring for your rose in the spring and removing those protections to get it back in good form.

A gardener in white and green gloves soaks bare-root roses in a white bucket filled with water in the garden.

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When and How to Soak Bare Root Roses

Bare root roses have some great advantages and make great additions to the garden. Join gardening expert Melissa Strauss to talk about when to plant them and how soaking the roots is beneficial.

A shot of sevral developing foliage that showcases plant disease-resistant shrubs February

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13 Disease-Resistant Shrubs to Plant in February

If you want to plant disease-resistant shrubs, February is a great time to start. Once they’re in the ground, you’ll have easy-to-maintain greenery to frame your home and garden. In this article, plant expert Matt Dursum shows you the best shrubs that stand up to diseases.

A blooming bare-root rose bush with arching, thorny branches covered in deep green, serrated leaves and large pink roses, some unfurling delicate petals while others fall onto the green grass in the garden.

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Bare-Root Rose Growth: When Will They Bloom?

Bare-root roses rise quickly from their dormant state into leafy, blooming shrubs as planting conditions foster growth. Garden expert Katherine Rowe explores when bare-root roses bloom, what to expect in the first year, and how to support healthy selections for years of vigor.

Several green stems with small thorns emerge from soil covered in light brown mulch.

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5 Signs of an Unhealthy Bare-Root Rose

Roses are durable and resilient, rising from a bundle of sticks and roots to flourish into leafy, blooming specimens. To experience the magic of bare-root selections, we can hone in on what makes them viable. Garden expert Katherine Rowe explores what to look for in a healthy bare-root rose (and what to avoid).

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.

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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.