There are many popular varieties of smoke bush. You'll see four main types of smoke bush on the market. "Golden Spirit," one of the most common, actually isn't purple (the plant's mainstay shade).

), each year there's a big decision to make: to cut or not to cut. Cutting it back sharply – not just light pruning but whacking it off about a foot high, a technique known as stooling -- controls its ...

In our yard right now, there are three happy plants. These relatives all have a distinctive color of a very dark green hue. And, as the branches lengthen, a purple color sets into the sky. They are ...

People are aching to get out and start gardening. Have you started already? Do you have questions? For answers, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s ...

No matter the month, some plants need trimming and others want to be left alone. It can get confusing, but it doesn’t need to be. To help plan your gardening month, we reveal seven of the key plants ...

So many different ornamentals are described as unique, and gardening is filled with examples of stunning foliage and flowering potential. But the blooms of the American smoke tree (Cotinus obovatus) ...

COMMONLY known as the smoke bush because of its fluffy plumes of pale pink flowers which appear above the foliage in summer, producing a smoke-like haze, this deciduous shrub is a must for the autumn ...

Surprisingly for many of us, we are having some pretty nice fall color. When fall foliage is the topic, most people consider trees, but there are many shrubs you can add to the landscape that can ...