Are Dahlias Annuals or Perennials? A Master Gardener’s Guide
I get asked this question every single spring: Are dahlias annuals or perennials? The short answer is that they are tender perennials. However, how...
How to Grow the Best Tasting Tomatoes in Your Backyard
Nothing compares to the taste of a homegrown tomato still warm from the summer sun. I have been growing them in my backyard for...
Sweet Viburnum: Privacy Hedge Care, Size, Pruning & Problems
Sweet viburnum is one of the most useful viburnums for homeowners who want a fast, dense, green privacy screen without waiting forever for the...
Viburnum Hedge: Best Varieties, Spacing & Privacy Screen Tips
A viburnum hedge can be one of the best ways to create privacy, soften a fence line, block a neighbor’s view, frame a backyard,...
Arrowwood Viburnum: Native Shrub Care, Size, Berries & Pruning
Arrowwood viburnum is one of the most useful native shrubs for homeowners who want structure, spring flowers, wildlife value, berries, and a natural-looking hedge...
Snowball Viburnum Care: Pruning, Bloom Time, Size & Problems
Snowball viburnum care is mostly about giving the shrub enough room, pruning at the right time, and understanding that those huge white flower clusters...
Do Deer Eat Viburnum? Deer-Resistant Viburnum Shrubs Explained
Do deer eat viburnum? Sometimes, but viburnum is generally considered more deer resistant than many other flowering shrubs.That answer sounds annoying, but it is...
When to Prune Viburnum: Best Timing by Variety & Bloom Type
When to prune viburnum depends on one thing most homeowners overlook: whether it blooms on old wood, new wood, or is grown mainly as...
Viburnum: Best Varieties, Care, Pruning, Size & Landscape Uses
Viburnum is one of those shrubs that quietly solves a dozen landscaping problems at once.If you need spring flowers, privacy screening, wildlife value, fall...
Eucalyptus Pruning Guide: How to Coppice and Pollard Gum Trees (2026)
Eucalyptus pruning is one of the most essential—and often intimidating—tasks for managing gum trees in a residential landscape. Left to their own devices, many...