As you approach spring landscaping chores, you might be considering adding a dogwood tree to your yard. Types of dogwood trees vary from the 6- to 12-inch miniature dogwood “tree” known as bunchberry ...

With spring ever so close, the urge to have that beautiful garden color can seem nagging. Here are ways to force the start of ...

Dogwood trees, although beautiful in full bloom, are quite vulnerable. Here are reasons to reconsider planting one and what ...

Q: I have to remove a declining flowering dogwood, and would like to replace ... White is a common flower color for spring-blooming trees, native and otherwise, but this species is often overlooked.

This phenomenon, called marcescence, adds a unique dimension to the winter landscape, and gives me something to ponder while ...

Spring-flowering shrubs and trees must be exposed to several months of cold temperatures before they can bloom. Which means ...

Being more purposeful about planting our landscapes to enjoy their natural beauty during all four seasons is a relatively ...

Saturday, Feb. 22 from 10 a.m.-noon NOTES: Sara Street, Rider Park manager, will lead a walk and discussion on a partion of the Meadow Trail, Scarlet Tanager and Saddle Trail to examine winter bark ...

A cold-hardy banana tree with maroon striped leaves, a snowbell tree that reblooms, and several more ever-higher-performing hydrangeas are among the most interesting new trees and shrubs hitting ...

Before the leaves are born in the spring, fragrant flowers appear ... For example, flowering dogwood’s leaves will decompose ten times faster than the leaves of oak trees. This trait impacts the ...

The humble snowdrop paves the way for the more colourful and larger spring bulbs like daffodils and tulips. It may be smaller ...