Near the end of July, the landscape tends to become a bit seedy looking. A good way to freshen things up is to deadhead or remove all the faded flowers from spent perennials and to give leggy annuals ...

Nandina produces fruits, but many of the new dwarf introductions are sterile and fruitless. Q: I'm confused about whether to plant nandinas or not. Some articles say it's a good, tough and colorful ...