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Why You Should Grow a Dogwood Tree

Dogwoods trees have good looks, and they also attract wildlife. Add a dogwood tree to your yard for colorful flowers, foliage ...
As the days grow shorter and temperatures drop, gardeners start thinking about how to protect their outdoor plants and trees ...
Planting large and luscious trees at home isn't only for those with their own gardens. Plant trees in pots and they can move ...
Each spring, as the garden shakes off its winter sleep, buds erupt into bloom in a celebration of the new season. Among those earliest to appear — in concert with and sometimes ahead of the hellebores ...
If I had to pick a medium-sized deciduous tree for a new garden, it would be one of these 10. They are all favourites. I have at least three of them in my garden, but wish I had discovered some of ...
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 ...
The best time to prune depends on the type of tree. Spring-flowering trees (dogwoods, redbuds, ornamental cherries) should be pruned soon after flowering is over. These trees set flower buds in the ...
National Arbor Day is celebrated each year on the last Friday in April, this year on April 29. Arbor Day is the official day set aside to recognize the importance of trees. Weeping trees make ...
What started as an attractive addition to suburban Indiana landscapes has turned into a threat to Hoosier forests. For years, ornamental pear trees, most commonly known as Bradford pears, have been a ...