Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Want to liven up your winter landscape? If these dreary, winter days lack color and interest in your garden, consider planting ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There is a stretch of road near my house that is flanked on both sides by a big swampy bog, loaded with sedges and grasses in some ...

Garden pundits speak of “the four-season garden,” promoting the need to plant for wintertime color. The most abundant color source of this season in my corner of New England, however, plants itself.

Q: I think I need a pollinator for my winterberry, since it’s by itself and has no berries. How do I know which variety to get? A: It can depend on which female variety you’re growing. Winterberry ...

Winter doesn't need to be a barren period for your yard. When your yard has hardy shrubs, you can count on beautiful, vibrant foliage all through the winter. Here are seven gorgeous options for a ...

“Nobody seems to consider planting winterberry shrubs,” a landscaper friend observed. What a loss! I’ve enjoyed the bright winter color of these shrubs’ persistent fruit for many years and couldn’t ...

Unlike its evergreen kin, the winterberry (Ilex verticillata) sheds its glossy green leaves in late autumn. But don't despair – that’s when this deciduous holly reveals a “berry” good show, just in ...

Want to liven up your winter landscape? If these dreary, winter days lack color and interest in your garden, consider planting winterberry. While their bright-red berries are well known as a festive ...