Are you mourning a gorgeous specimen that you can't plant because it would dominate your small garden? Or perhaps you're feeling resentful about your inability to grow a wide diversity of plants due ...

When someone tells you a plant is a dwarf, it really doesn't tell you much. When it comes to trees or shrubs, the non-dwarf "normal" plant may grow 20 feet tall or more and the "dwarf" may grow to ...

What makes a landscape high maintenance? The saying “right plant, right place” is the grown-up version of the matching game. Does the plant match the site’s light, soil, water and space requirements?

Tall trees and shrubs can overshadow single story homes and make small yards feel crowded and overwhelming. However, there are plenty of small or dwarf plants that have all the beauty of their taller ...

For thousands of years, home gardeners who have wanted to grow unique heirloom tomato varieties have had to contend with massive, sprawling plants. But dwarf tomato plants, which pack full-size fruit ...

Smart gardeners learn to think small. They do their homework, and they plant varieties that don’t grow any larger than the ...

Except for being a little persnickety about the cold, citrus is just about the perfect garden plant. They produce fragrant blossoms, they don’t require heavy-handed pruning or pest control and they’re ...

Whether you are planning a little garden in a big landscape or a small container garden for your porch or patio, small plants — sometimes known as dwarf plants — may be the way to go. Dwarf plants are ...

Don Herzog stands 5 1/2 feet tall, but he is a giant among the tiny plants in his nursery. Stepping carefully over the miniature junipers and ankle-high elm trees, Mr. Herzog resembles a modern-day ...

After many years of pruning ligustrum arborvitae and spreading juniper from the front door, homeowners have come to realize and appreciate advantages of dwarf plants. In search of replacements for ...

For thousands of years, home gardeners who have wanted to grow unique heirloom tomato varieties have had to contend with massive, sprawling plants. But dwarf tomato plants, which pack full-size fruit ...