The use of water-wise or drought-resistant plants is part of the developing concept of sustainable landscapes. View full sizeAt 12 inches, the flower spikes of Shoal Creek vitex are noticeably ...

Vitex chaste trees are beautiful and virtually carefree summer-blooming shrubby trees that attract a wide variety of pollinators. It’s a fast grower that produces dense, upright panicles of ...

I never knew a purple vitex, sometimes called chaste tree, could bring so many butterflies and bees to a yard.Glenn Baum, tree and shrubs expert at Mcdonald Garden Center in Hampton, promised me ...

Almost everyone wants color in the landscape, and flowerbeds play an important role in that. But it takes a lot of work to ...

Vitex trees should be planted in full sun for the best blooms, but they also do well in partial shade. They are typically winter hardy in USDA zones 6 to 9.

Magnolia, especially the southern grandiflora species (7-9), is another highly aromatic shrub or tree that puts forth large, ...

It doesn't get much better than walking out into your garden and getting a hit of fragrance from a beautiful tree, especially ...