A bold, showy, flowering shrub, althea (Hibiscus syriacus), is a popular choice to adorn yards in zones 5 through 9. Many gardeners choose to plant this deer-resistant tree to attract pollinators, but ...

August can feel like a long time to wait for a some plants to finally put forth flowers, all while the rest of the garden might be blooming its head off. On the other hand, by the time we get to ...

When the dog days of summer roll around, heat makes your garden take a break from flowering. Thanks to the late breeder Dr. Donald Egolf at the U.S. National Arboretum, you can fill this color void ...

Crape myrtles are Houston's go-to summer shrub. But they have nothing on the althea. The beautiful small tree, also called rose of Sharon, starts each day with a fresh round of 4-inch blue-purple ...