Q. My mother has a rose of Sharon bush that has bloomed every year until this year. There has been no flowering of it whatsoever this summer. Is the bush dead or just dormant? Joanne Fee, Hazel Crest ...

Q: I am allergic to bees and wasps. What non-flowering shrubs will look nice in my flower bed? - J.M., Houston A:Prostrate plum yew, Cephalotaxus harringtonia drupaceae, has dark-green, needlelike ...

Why didn't my shrubs bloom? Flowering shrubs don't always flower, and that mystery is the source of one of gardening's most-asked questions. The lack of blooms generally affects spring-blooming shrubs ...

One popular question among home gardeners is when and how do you prune your flowering shrubs? Although it can seem tempting to prune in late fall and early spring, the type of shrub you have ...

Az Klymiuk (University of Manitoba) receives/has received funding from the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC-CRSNG), the TAWANI Foundation (through the Field Museum of ...