A finch taking petals from a zinnia flower - Melissa Burovac/Getty A downside that might make you rethink putting a bird feeder in your yard is the absolute mess they can create. While you might enjoy ...

If you have a shady spot in your yard, it may feel like growing fragrant flowers or delicious fruit there is out of the question. While many fruit trees do grow best in full sun, your options aren't ...

A low-maintenance flowering bush comes with the benefit of being a no-fuss shrubbery. It doesn’t require much water or pruning and thrives by being left alone. The best low-maintenance flowering ...

Out of all the birds that stop by the garden, hummingbirds are easily the ones everyone falls for. So, it is no surprise that a lot of gardeners want them around and are always trying to add more ...

Wineberry, shown in this undated photo, is a raspberry native to Japan and China and naturalized in America. Wineberry's flowers aren't going to catch your eye, but its gracefully arching stems will.

The raspberry, with its botanical name Rubus idaeus, belongs to the rose family, which includes around 3,500 species. The raspberry is a hardy, deciduous climbing shrub that comes in a variety of ...

A downside that might make you rethink putting a bird feeder in your yard is the absolute mess they can create. While you might enjoy observing the birds that come seeking out seeds, a bird feeder can ...

Some raspberries are only for eating; others are worth looking at -- the plants, that is. And there are two particular kinds of raspberries that are especially good candidates for the flower garden.