Tree & Shrubs Tips & Advice

A highly desirable landscape tree, river birch is famous for its ridged, ruddy brown bark that peels, revealing shaggy, salmon flakes.

Viburnums are beautiful shrubs that can add aesthetic appeal to your garden, borders, and boundaries. But which variety do you choose? We'll cover 5 common types of viburnum so that you can pick the right one for you.

The contoneaster comes in handy when you need to cover dry, sunny areas. Here is the information and some advice from home gardeners on growing the cotoneaster.

There's no need to have a boring, old shrub when you add a splash of colour with a weigela. Here is the simple facts you need to know to add the bright colours of the weigela as a great accent to your yard.

Rhododendrons bring beauty to the spring garden. The pink flowers set against the green leaves adds dimensions to a yard that an ordinary shrub can't provide. Here is what you need to know from buying to growing a rhododendron.

Junipers are vase-shaped plants that grow in an inverted triangular shape, with stems that arch up and away from a central base. They're useful for decoration and groundcover and are easy to care for as well. We'll teach you how.

Fast-growing and easy to please, holly is among the best shrubs to plant along the foundation of a house. Here's some tips on growing healthy and beautiful holly in your garden.

Grapevines are easy to grow, offer summer shade and can be trained and pruned to fit a variety of sturdy trellises. These are some ways you can help your grapevines flourish.

From their beautiful white flowers in early spring to their vivid red leaves in the fall, dogwood trees add colour all season long. Here's the easy way to plant one in your yard.

The dazzling stems of forsythia, laden end to end with small, bell-shaped, golden flowers, signal us that spring has indeed arrived. Check out these expert tips and add the vibrant shrub to your outdoor space.

Some trees, if given extra care, can tolerate many different habitats, even if they don't perform at their best. Not so with stewartias. If the habitat meets their needs, no extra care is necessary. But if conditions aren't right, no extra care will

The first North American native trees to leaf out in spring, red buckeyes are surprisingly tolerant of late frosts. Here are some simple tips to help you grow red buckeye trees at home.

Everything in your garden, including you and your family, are affected by the characteristics of your trees. We'll go over the 20 easiest trees to plant and care for so that you can make a wise lifetime investment.

In midsummer, when it's almost too hot to garden, it's time to relax and enjoy the floral show put on by buddleia, also known as butterfly bush. Check out these handy tips and start growing them today.

Lacebark pine is a multi-trunked evergreen tree native to China that is grown primarily for its colourful peeling bark. Here are some handy tips to help you add the unique tree to your outdoor space.

False cypress are a hardy variety of plant that can add unique colours and textures to your garden. Here's some advice for picking and caring a variety that's right for you.

Canada is known for its sometimes harsh, cold winters, but that's not the case everywhere. There are places in the vast country where mild winters are the norm and that means gardening can continue year round. Here are some suggestions on using everg

Looking to add a fruit tree to your yard? Here are some tips for preparing the site and staking your new specimen so it will thrive in its new home.

Flowering cherries are among the most ornamental trees in the spring landscape. Here are some care-free tips to help you choose the perfect flowering cherry tree and help it thrive in your outdoor space.

The white pines are outstanding, aromatic landscape trees native to large areas of North America. Here are some smart tips for selecting and growing white pine trees in your garden.