Q: My mother taught me everything there is to know about plants and trees and how to take care of them properly. She is a walking encyclopedia of the outdoors. While visiting her yesterday I saw a ...

It makes my heart sing when I can bring you a plant you may not know – one that should do well for you and that will reward you for years into the future. Such it is with mock orange (Philadelphus x ...

Q. My sister bought a home in the downtown area north of Lomas late last year. In the backyard there is a shrub that is about 5-foot-tall and in winter looked like a pile of ugly, stiff grey sticks.