While some types of trees definitely shouldn ... other varieties actually are safe to plant, even relatively close to a structure. Here are five of your best options, as well as a few to avoid.

These plants seem to thrive in the Western Washington climate and adapt to many different types of growing conditions.

Here are the best hedge plants to create an effective privacy hedge without a hefty price tag and a lot of work.

Brighten up the shaded areas of your yard with shade-loving, flowering woodland plants. Here are some plants (with photographs) and the shade level they prefer.

It might count towards your five-a-day in some instances, but due to its lack of fibre, you can leave if off your plant point tally for the week. Hitting 30 different types of plants every week ...

It's so exciting to see plants grow. We eat many types of plants like lettuce, carrots, and potatoes. Can you guess which part of the plant a carrot comes from? Is it the root, the leaf ...