close up of a lilac bush

Trees, Shrubs & Vines

The best, most beautiful gardens are those that are dynamic in all four seasons, not just spring and summer. Including foundation trees and shrubs as well as blooming vines is the key to achieving yearlong interest. These versatile plants will add shade, structural interest, and colorful foliage to your landscape.
close up of white eastern redbud
10 Best White Flowering Trees to Brighten Up Your Landscape
Hydrangea Everlasting Revolution
New Trees and Shrubs for 2013
Lady palm
How to Plant and Grow Lady Palm
hydrangea frill ride planter
Frill Ride Hydrangea Flaunts Ruffled Flowers That Burst with Color
Carpenteria californica
Bush Anemone
Green and white Japanese Pittosporum leaves
19 Easy-Care Plants for Hedges to Create a More Private Backyard
harvesting persimmons
When are Persimmons Ripe? Here's How to Harvest the Sweetest Fruit
Meyer Lemon tree growing in California
How to Plant and Grow a Meyer Lemon Tree
pears growing in trees with a blue sky in the background
The Best Types of Pear Trees to Grow for Your Climate
Mandevilla Vine On Porch
How to Plant and Grow Mandevilla
weigela blooms with green and yellow leaves
How to Plant and Grow Weigela
redbud cercis canadensis with pink flowers near blue house
Redbud Tree
Camellia japonica 'Lila Naff'
How to Plant and Grow Camellia
Fishtail palm leaf
How to Plant, Grow, and Care for Fishtail Palm
white Spirea Spiraea
How to Plant and Grow Spirea
golden common juniper
How to Plant and Grow Juniper
pink flowers, barn door, white rocking chair
How to Plant and Grow Bougainvillea
Chardonnay Pearls deutzia
How to Plant and Grow Deutzia
Ninebark Physocarpus
How to Plant and Grow Ninebark
Eucalyptus tree near wooden fence
How to Plant and Grow Eucalyptus
Jasmine
How to Plant and Grow Jasmine
Doublefile Viburnum
How to Plant and Grow Viburnum
Purple Clematis Eloile Viole Tte
How to Plant and Grow Clematis
sago palm cycas revoluta
Sago Palm
blue bonnet hydrangea blooms
Hydrangea
amelanchier autumn brilliance serviceberry
How to Plant and Grow Serviceberry
Lathyrus latifolius 'Pink Pearl' sweetpea
Sweet Pea
elder
Elder
Quercus alba
Oak
Cross Vine Bignonia capreolata
Cross Vine
Desert fan palm
Fan Palm
Erica selections
Heather
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Elm
Eriobotrya japonica
Loquat
Sophora secundiflora
Texas Mountain Laurel
Gymnocladus
Kentucky Coffee Tree
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Ash
Ribes speciosum
Fuchsia Flowering Gooseberry
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Aspen Tree
Sonchus canariensis
Tree Sonchus
BHG127803
Bradford Pear Tree
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Snapdragon Vine
Paperbush (Edgeworthia chrysantha, syn. Edgeworthia papyrifera)
Paperbush
Diospyros virginiana
American Persimmon
licorice
Licorice Root
BHG117012
Sweetgum Tree
Iochroma cyaneum
Violet Churcu
Calliandra eriophylla
Fairy Duster
BHG147640
Littleleaf Linden
Douglas Fir
Douglas Fir
Diabolo Ninebark
22 Colorful Shrubs That Flaunt Gorgeous Foliage for Months
bird sitting on berry tree branch in fall next to bird feeder
19 Berry-Producing Plants That Will Attract Birds to Your Yard
Lilac Shrubs
Lilac
pruning boxwood evergreen tree
How to Prune 12 Common Types of Evergreen Shrubs and Trees
Privet flowers
How to Plant and Grow Privet
Arborvitae in a row
How to Plant and Grow Arborvitae
Morning Glory
Morning Glory
Eastern wahoo Euonymus atropurpureus
Euonymus
Double Kerria japonica 'Pleniflora'
Kerria
Prairie Fire Crabapple Tree Apples
Crabapple
Eastern white pine
Pine
Hebe shrub on pathway
How to Plant and Grow Hebe
Cherokee Sunset' flowering dogwood
How to Plant and Grow Dogwood Tree