Small trees for landscaping can transform even the most modest landscape. “Your yard is only going to be so interesting if you’re only planting shrubs and perennials,” says Sam Niemann, founder of the ...

Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. Haley ...

Small gardens have lots of advantages – the main one being they're wonderfully low-maintenance. Small gardens, city terraces, balconies and even unloved corners can all make enticing outdoor spaces ...

Like fluffy clouds at dawn, spring-flowering trees delight us with blossoms in billowing masses of sunrise colors. February and March are excellent months to add these and other types of trees to your ...

It's an exciting time when you're planning how to design a small garden. At the same time, there is also a lot of pressure to make good decisions when you don't have the luxury of a large space.

Just because a plant isn’t very well known doesn’t mean it’s a bad choice. People tend to plant what they know and what they see in nearby yards. And so the same few species get planted over and over ...

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn — Sometimes it’s not possible to plant big beautiful trees like oaks, maples and pines. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t a tree for your small space! Here’s Bobby and Laura’s list ...

As cities get bigger, gardens get smaller and large trees no longer make the cut. No worries. The plant world teems with appropriately sized trees. The best place to start a search is in your own ...

Q: I have two 7-foot-tall oleander bushes about 8 feet apart. Can I turn them into trees by cutting all the branches to the ground except for the largest, fattest branch in the middle? I know the ...