Before you head out to the nursery to purchase a tree for your landscape, there are some important things to consider.

The arrival of spring is just one month away, but the last month of winter can be hard on a gardener. The days are noticeably longer, the snow and ice has melted, the stems of spring-flowering bulbs ...

Several species of native flowering trees are currently in bloom, adding beauty to the spring landscape. These trees, including Pinxter Azaleas, Japanese magnolias, and Carolina Silverbells, offer a ...

Late winter can be a good time to force branches from spring-flowering trees and shrubs to bloom indoors. Once buds open, move the branches to a brighter room, out of direct sunlight. The arrival of ...

The last weekend of March, metro Atlanta was subjected to the highest pollen count in nearly 35 years, with it surging to more than 14,000! Despite the sneezing, itchy eyes and yellow vehicles, I do ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. First signs of spring along Moul Avenue as the Okame cherry trees that line Moul Field have begun to blossom, Sunday, March 10, ...

Magnolias, with white and pink blossoms, are spring-flowering trees Magnolia buds are covered with soft hairs that act like a tiny fur coat in cold weather. We look forward to spring, to fresh new ...

While we have had a few cooler days, and a few light showers, September ended pretty hot and dry. Overall, June and July were much kinder to our gardens than August and September. In looking at the ...

As our spring-flowering shrubs and trees finish blooming, it is time to prune them so they will flower on schedule next spring. Annual pruning enhances bloom and keeps these plants in bounds. Since ...

Japanese Magnolia blossoms in a garden. (Photo by G. Andrew Boyd, Nola.com | The Times-Picayune) (G. Andrew Boyd) Plant gladiolus corms through the end of March. Plant groups of corms every two weeks ...

Pruning maple trees, birches, and willows in winter is not recommended because they are prone to excessive sap running from ...