Angus D. Websters Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs is a comprehensive guide that delves into the world of landscaping with a focus on trees and shrubs. The book not only provides detailed ...

While bold evergreens can add lovely blue-green shades to your yard, and many maples turn delightful colors in the fall, there's nothing quite like the burst of flowers from a flowering tree. If you ...

Trees with white flowers offer a striking beauty to any landscape. The delicate petals of these trees provide a peaceful ...

OWNERS of gardens, large and small, will find this book very useful, for many people fail to get the best results from their shrubs and trees owing to their indifferent knowledge of pruning. All ...

The flowers vary from red, apricot, orange, soft pink to white and there are some double flowered forms around. The flowers appear in the coldest months along the stems before the foliage appears on ...

Flowers are the stars of the garden. Isn't it nice when they sparkle on trees? A flowering or ornamental tree can become the seasonal highlight in your garden — a burst of color as welcomed as an old ...

Crape myrtle The "lilac of the South" gets its name from its crinkly, crepelike flowers and from foliage that resembles the true myrtle. Although native to China and Japan, crapes carry on here as if ...

Question: I read your article on pruning fruit trees. I have some junipers that have overgrown my sidewalk. Is this a good time to prune them? Should I just prune them off at the edge of the sidewalk?

A healthy, beautiful flowering tree can make your landscape the envy of all who see it. Although Chicago’s climate is too severe to grow the flowering dogwoods and mimosas of more southern climes, ...

Across the Upstate, the fluffy white blooms of Bradford pear trees are beginning to show up, causing delight for some and pure hatred for others.Why is a tree, described a few decades ago as “ideal” ...

With spring finally here in Ohio, you may have noticed those trees with the white flowers are already blooming on your street or at the local park. But starting next year, expect to see fewer of them.