Guide

Learn how to care for a Japanese maple tree with the practical essentials: planting, watering, fertilizing, and pruning without the guesswork.

Protect shrubs from deer with fencing and physical barriers for reliable results, and learn which repellents work as temporary backups.

Find the best large shrub with purple flowers for your yard. Compare lilac, rose of Sharon, butterfly bush, and more by zone, size, and bloom time.

Forsythia is the yellow bush that blooms in spring on bare branches before leaves appear; see top varieties and look-alikes in this quick ID guide.

Choose the right blue-flowering shrub for your zone and soil, from hydrangeas to ceanothus, with color and care tips included.

Identify evergreen shrubs with white flowers by foliage, bloom shape, and zone—spot gardenia, camellia, and pieris with this simple field guide.

Trim shrubs with an electric trimmer using slow, bottom-up sweeps that keep the blade parallel to the hedge for a neat, tapered shape. For the full breakdown, see our best Cordless Shrub Trimmer guide. Electric hedge trimmers are built for one job: shaping soft, new growth on shrubs and hedges. They clip the outer layer

Remove shrubs fast: cut the top, dig out the root ball, and pull it free with the right tools. | gardeningbeyond.com

Wondering what is a shrub rose bush? Learn about this hardy, easy-care rose class, its growth habits, and how to grow it in your garden.

Learn how to sharpen pruning tools in minutes: clean the blade, file only the beveled edge at the factory angle, deburr, and finish with oil.