Ahead, we’ve collected some stunning shrubs that can withstand heat and full sun, as long as they don’t dry out. Diane Blazek, executive director at the National Garden Bureau, offers her ...

Or, if you'd rather have a solid green, faster-growing shrub with natural vigor, go natural and cut out the yellow striped leaves so your boxwood can revert back to basic green. June 28, 2006 ...

Mexican bird-of-paradise (Caesalpinia mexicana) can be grown as a large shrub or miniature tree.Very showy, bright-yellow flower clusters arise from the canopy and bloom nearly year-round. David ...

Blooms may be losing some luster among cash-strapped gardeners weeding out nonessential spending. A practical option is investing in an assortment of low-risk, high-return shrubs.

Its three-lobed leaves are glossy green joined by small, greenish-yellow flowers. Fall is when it shines with glowing orange-red foliage that persists. It's best in sun but can take part shade.

For the first 10 years that I gardened in Colorado, yellow, gold or chartreuse-foliaged plants made me cringe. Until I figured out how to deal with the soil’s very high pH of 8.4, my entire ...