Growing vines is a great way to cover fences and other unsightly garden structures. The abundant foliage hides them from view, creating a more aesthetically pleasing landscape. It's even better if you ...

So planting fever has grabbed you, and you're heading out to your favorite nursery or thumbing through a catalog to see what's available in shrubs. Decisions, decisions. Should your shrubs offer tasty ...

As I was painfully making my way out of the Rowan County Tax Office in Salisbury last week, I spotted a colorful grape-like fruit on a vine, cascading over the entryway shrubs. The vine is a porcelain ...

Mulberry, anaqua, hackberry, Texas persimmon, holly and ligustrum help attract resident and migrating birds to Texas yards.

Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about smart home technology, gardening, and food preservation. Previously, Amanda has worked as a technology strategist specializing in problem solving and ...

In the winter, my thoughts turn to the creatures that live in my garden. Some are safely hibernating below ground in small cavities or literally frozen in mud (frogs and toads). But birds — both ...

It began as a quiet experiment in a suburban gardening group in northern California where space was becoming a real limitation. A few homeowners started training berry plants upward on trellises ...