One of my favorite flowers found in the eastern conifer forests of Door County is the thimbleberry. It produces large, showy ...

A hard prune in early spring can do wonders. Cut the entire shrub back to 6” to 8” and clean out any dead branches within the ...

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Pink flowering spirea "Double Play" (Spiraea japonica) paired with "Candy Corn" yellow flowering spirea, are disease-resistant and drought-tolerant plants showing color in the summer months.

Here's why plums are as nutritionally beneficial as they are juicy and delicious — plus why you may want to go easy on how many you eat each day.

Spirea japonica is a bushy shrub that produces clusters of pink flowers in the summer months. David explained the plant is "fairly fuss-free" and is perfect for those living in cities or on the ...

While much of what we had in the way of shrubbery wasn't truly native--my favorites were the Bridal Wreath spirea hedge at one edge of the property and the japonica (flowering quince) that butted ...

JACKSON COUNTY, MI – A 66-year-old man was found dead in his apartment after fire crews extinguished a blaze inside the building, police said.