Shrubs: I think of them as the sort of human-sized plants, and they definitely are the backbone of the garden. Ken Druse and I each have a lot of different shrubs, and I asked him the other day, "If you could only have three, which ones would they be?" Well, that's our topic today—desert island shrubs.

You all know Ken, old friend, great gardener, and author and photographer of 20 award-winning garden books. He helped me try to narrow down our list of must-have shrubs to the real standouts, and explain why which ones made the cut.
In emails received from many parts of the country, I’m hearing gardeners say the same thing: This year has been really hard. Count me...
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I messaged to my arborist neighbor the other day to just say, “Happy holidays.” And at the end of my note, I also said...