If you see these sprouts appearing on or next to your tree, you should worry about the tree's health. Learn what these shoots ...

The beautiful Serviceberry tree is a diminutive yet hardy specimen from the eastern US, loved for its flowers and foliage. It's these qualities that earn it its reputation as a tough urban tree.

These serene white blossoms give your eye a place to rest, heightening the impact of your other flora. This visual ...

Certain trees, like figs, crape myrtles, calamondins, ginkgos, and Japanese maples, can thrive when planted in pots rather ...

Extreme heat can make a sunny garden unbearable. Here’s why a shady garden could be a better option, and expert tips for how to plant it ...

Some fruit trees are notorious for producing a big crop one year and a much smaller crop the next. Here's what to know and ...

With the advent of Memorial Day, the treescape in the Northeast has turned mostly green again, the ornamentals' early spring flowers long dried and scattered. But there's an exception. The vivid pink ...

Beautiful blooming trees add color and beauty to your yard. This list of flowering trees with pictures will help you decide which ones are right for you.

The Kiwanis Club began a Dogwood Planting Program in 1969 to encourage Quincyans to plant the flowering tree. The goal was to establish Quincy as the “northern most Dogwood City.” ...

Interesting Facts: Christian lore holds that the cross on which Jesus was crucified was made from a dogwood tree, which in that time was a stout, straight tree; God decreed that the dogwood tree would ...

There is an Eastern dogwood tree (Cornus florida) — so-called since it is native to the Eastern US — at the end of my block, which I check on each spring to see if it’s flowering. I can ...

Some say dogwood is a variant of dagwood, with the “dag” a 15th-century abbreviation for dagger, referencing the hard wood of its stems that could be used for manufacture of this weapon.