Early blooming plants give us a tease that spring is near. Winter honeysuckle, cherries, star and saucer magnolias, daphne, winter jasmine and quince are about to pop out all over the place.

Butterfly bushes are best for USDA hardiness zones 5 to 8. Forsythias are low-maintenance shrubs that bloom in early spring. The bright yellow blooms cover the deciduous plant, making it a welcome ...

Late winter or early spring shrub pruning encourages vigorous new growth and abundant blooming. Most non-flowering shrubs ...

But that’s not the only beautiful winter flower to chase away winter blues. There’s winter daphne, known for its white to ...

Brighten the fall and winter landscape with a profusion of blooms from this charming Southern classic.

Many of these early-blooming species are ephemerals, meaning that they are visible for only a brief period of time to take advantage of the early spring conditions. These plants will produce leaves, ...

This shrub produces clusters of purple, pink, or white flowers that bloom throughout summer and early fall. Dwarf Butterfly ...

Attractive berries, found on deciduous hollies, pyracanthas and wintergreens, will add wonderful pops of colour, as well as ...

Plants most likely to get “confused” and bloom again in fall are spring-blooming ... new flower buds for next year during summer and early fall. What’s supposed to happen is that these ...