Learn how to use small trees for landscaping to create the ideal backyard in every season — even if you don't have much space ...

Small trees offer immediate benefits Use flowering cherry trees to frame a scene Kousa dogwood and serviceberry offer multi-season interest Everyone loves stately oaks and colorful maple trees, but we ...

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 ...

Texas is blessed with a wide assortment of attractive flowering shrubs and small trees that grow well here. Everyone should have at least one or two of these high-performing beauties in their ...

While it can be tempting to layer your garden with dozens of colorful plants, you should never underestimate the beauty of a white-flowering tree. These serene white blossoms give your eye a place to ...

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, ...

Q. Recently you wrote about flowering pears. My daughter is interested in knowing more about flowering trees. -- J.S.B., Houston A. In addition to the ornamental pears (evergreen and Bradford), there ...