According to experts, planting mature, statement trees could enhance your home’s perceived value. Plants such as bamboo, wisteria and large blooming hydrangeas can add character and live on for ...

Homeowners could boost the value of their property by up to 20 per cent by looking to their garden for inspiration. According ...

Loropetalums have a bold beauty in landscapes that I admire, but I’ve noticed that the traditional, large varieties can ...

Strategic planting, especially of mature, statement trees, can not only enhance kerb appeal but increase your home's ...

Rocks are among the fundamental elements of large and small Japanese garden ideas, where they represent mountains. Even in a ...

The not-so-humble crab apple pops up a lot in our planting guides, and little wonder; they are one of the easiest fruit trees to grow and one of the best trees to plant close to a house. 'They are all ...

Potatoes are members of the deadly nightshade family. So are tomatoes, eggplant and peppers. And yet we eat them. All these plants are native to South America. Spanish explorers found potatoes in ...

Today marks China's 47th National Tree Planting Day! President Xi Jinping has consistently stressed the importance of tree planting and has led by example through his actions. Let's review some of ...

Let the best of Anthropocene come to you. People are planting lots of trees in the hopes it will help slow climate change. It turns out this will work better if they don’t plant the same tree all the ...

The USDA divides the United States into seven planting regions, known as hardiness zones, which were most recently updated in 2023. The maps below show these planting regions. Need a break?

"Right now, depending on where people live, they’re thinking about getting their vegetable gardens ready for planting potatoes, perhaps planting seeds in trays for later transplant, planning ...