Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A yew hedge in front of a house. Yews (Taxus spp.*) are narrow-leaf evergreens that are popular hedge plants. They are tolerant of ...

I am planning to do some much-needed pruning in my garden. There are some overgrown yews near my deck that I would like to aggressively prune to reduce their size. Is it OK to do this now? I generally ...

Topiary is the art of growing trees and shrubs as living sculptures -- cubes, spheres, obelisks, animal shapes or combinations of these. The tradition has flourished in various places at different ...

October is a magical time of year in the garden, when the colors change and temperatures drop. The first frosts of the year hit, leaves drop from the trees, and borders begin to fall from their summer ...