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 ...

Flowering trees fill the yard with dazzling colors while sheltering the home and providing privacy. Power up your yard's vivid canopy with these fast-growing flowering trees recommended by experienced ...

Spring comes a little earlier in the South. Pale pink, snowy white, and fragrant purple blossoms dangle from trees and have us exalting in this season of renewal. If you're wondering what kind of tree ...

Flowering trees can transform your yard into a vibrant, living work of art, but they need thoughtful care to truly thrive. From choosing the right variety for your climate to pruning at the perfect ...

That line of pear trees in the Palomar neighborhood in south Lexington is gorgeous, fluffy and decked out like clouds descended to suburban Earth. The problem is that pear trees are also invasive. And ...

The classic and trusted book “Fifty Common Trees of Indiana” by T.E. Shaw was published in 1956 as a user-friendly guide to local species. Nearly 70 years later, the publication has been updated ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Flowering Dogwood grows 20 to 35 feet tall and spreads 25 to 30 feet. It can ...

Flowering trees are one of the best signs that spring is here, and, fortunately for homeowners in the Phoenix area, our climate allows us to plant a wide range of flowering trees from all over the ...

Now is a great time to identify trees and shrubs on home grounds as the plants flower and form seeds and fruits. Fruits and seeds are one of the best indicators to use to identify plants, and they are ...

A small peach tree shows off its flowers for Gary Popp, superintendent of Lake View Memorial Gardens. The Fairview Heights cemetery has several kinds of flowering spring trees. Maureen Houston ...